The english version was intended for international release and ran at 140 min. Martine carol stars as notorious 19th century mexican circus performer lola montes, who in her heyday counted among her lovers the crowned heads of france. Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 1955 freigegeben. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content. Lola montez 18181861 irish dancer, and one time mistress of the king of bavaria, toured the united states from 185153. Lola montes, a 1955 feature film based on the life story of lola montez.
Lola montez, irish adventuress and spanish dancer who achieved international notoriety through her liaison with king louis i ludwig i of bavaria. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lola montes tells the story of the eponymous cabaret dancer martine carol. Marie dolores eliza rosanna gilbert, countess of landsfeld 17 february 1821 17 january. Lola montez 182161, stage name of elizabeth rosanna gilbert, irishborn spanish dancer and courtesan. In lola montes his character is someone who relives what has happened in her relatively short life relatively since shes not really old in the sense of being tucked away from the publics gaze as a main attraction in a french circus. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Now she works in a seedy american circus, where a circus master. Claude beylie called lola montes ophuls sistine chapel, and declared that. Lola montes 1955 is a historical romance film and the last completed film of germanborn. Montez was the last role played by conchita montenegro, in the film lola montes 1944, with a moralizing script, directed by antonio roman. Marie dolores eliza rosanna gilbert, countess of landsfeld 17 february 1821 17 january 1861, better known by the stage name lola montez.
Lithograph by alophe after a portrait by dartiguenave. Elizabeth eliza gilbert spent much of her girlhood in india but was educated in scotland and england. Its packaged months before hitting the shelves, bone dry to putting it nicely, loses weight after packaging. Lola montez by volbeat, digital sheet music for guitar tab. Lola montez already had a racy global reputation when she landed in s. In 1966 a group of scholars purchased the prints that remained available and patched together a version which, as far as possible, corresponds to the cut ophuls had authorized, though it still lacks 30 minutes of the original. Martine carol, peter ustinov, adolf wohlbruck, henri guisol, lise delamare, paulette dubost, oskar werner, will. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
The current home that is marked as the historical landmark is a replica of the original house. Martina muller the making of max ophuls lola montesloh monte. Portrait of marie dolores porrisy montes 18181861, known as lola montes, actress and dancer. Aug 22, 2016 volbeat lola montez spec video this is an antiquemodern interpretation of the life of lola montes. Lola montes, max ophuls last film, 6 was the first that he made in colour eastmancolor and cinemascope. Volbeat lola montez spec video this is an antiquemodern interpretation of the life of lola montes. Lola montez american dancer 181861 sometimes mistress of king. Ophulss final film, lola montes is at once a magnificent romantic melodrama. Moviegoing in a connected world, discover how studios and filmmakers long before tablets, smartphones and the internet. A new version of is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site.
These cookies are used to collect information about how you interact with our website and allow us to remember you. Oct 09, 2008 trailer for lola montes watch the trailer for lola montes. Lola montes was born in new york, new york and graduated with a bfa from the cooper union in 2008. It is based on the life of the celebrated irish dancer and courtesan lola montez 18211861, portrayed by martine carol, and tells the story of the most famous of her many notorious affairs, those with franz liszt and ludwig i of bavaria. The public reaction after the world premiere in paris was riotous, and led to police intervention and production cuts of four scenes in the german and french versions, and that the english version was never shown. Irish adventurer and dancer 18181861 who seduced king louis ii of bavaria and caused his abdication in 1848. Based on true events in her life, this video will take you along an abbreviated journey. Criterions bluray of lola montes is a revelation, as modern digital restoration work has been able to correct most of the problems encountered in the return of ophuls masterpiece to its original french release version. The life and loves of lola montez have been portrayed by numerous performers in films, theater, books and music. In march 2007, it topped the danish album chart as the best selling album, the first metal album ever to do so. In the end, lola montes is a picture of perplexed depth and thorough strange oddities not the least, the central, and curiously asexual performance by martine carol, which never gets entirely off the ground.
With the 2008 restoration that made the film the closest to ophuls original concept and vision, lola montes is mesmerizing. Lola montes 1955 is a historical romance film and the last completed film of germanborn director max ophuls. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Lola montes pelicula completa, ver online y descargar. A prime example of a film that has been significantly reevaluated since its release, lola montes may have its fair share of flaws, but it also has ambition and style. A baroque masterpiece by max ophuls, his last film 1955 and his only work in color and widescreen. Ricercatore potrebbe gustare film e rivista per vostro ipad. Lola montes reportedly had an extensive restoration performed on its ailing original camera negative. But the cinemascope image presented here continues to suffer from slight color fading, much amplified grain for a cinemascope picture, at least and weaker than anticipated. Lola montes is undiluted cinema, communicating feelings and themes that theatrical acting cannot. Told nonchronologically in a way that may have felt jarring to 1950s audiences, the film begins with lola hitting rock bottom.
The house is currently used as the office of the grass valleynevada county chamber of commerce and visitor center. Marie dolores eliza rosanna gilbert, countess of landsfeld 17 february 1821 17 january 1861, better known by the stage name lola montez m o. Martine carol, peter ustinov, anton walbrook, oskar werner, max ophuls. I thought the cheesy storytelling techniques the flashbacks, the elements of predictability of course shes going to meet the king of germany her dangerously.
The film tells the story of lola montes or, lola montez, a reallife 19th century femme fatale born eliza gilbert in ireland in 1821, who as a spanish dancer and actress became a courtesanmistress to a string of famous lovers including supposedly franz liszt and, finally, king ludwig i of bavaria, who made her countess of landsfeld. Once, lola montes martine carol was a famous cabaret dancer and the lover of many of 19thcentury europes most prominent men. Volbeat is a heavy metal band from denmark, founded in 2001. Lola montes remained unseen in any version for nearly a decade. Lola montes article about lola montes by the free dictionary. Gradea production values alone, however, do not entirely cure the ills of an awkward screenplay and uneven direction. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. As for ophuls lola montes, its quite clear that the film supports lola s attempt at independence and presents her entrapment within the circus in a very sad manner. They released their first album, the strengththe soundthe songs, in 2005 and the follow up, rock the rebelmetal the devil, was released in denmark on february 19, 2007, and in the rest of europe on february 26, 2007. I cant in good conscious give more than 2 stars to this strain let alone the brand.
Lola montes is a visually ravishing, narratively daring dramatization of the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl, played by martine carol. Lola is a song written by ray davies and performed by the kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man presumably in his late teen years and a transvestite he meets in a soho, london club. The novel has been published in the us, russia arabesque, and germany. Cinema has endured for decades in the face of competing visual storytelling mediums. Cartoon of lola montez dancing on stage shows a scandalized puritan peeking at her through his fingers, and the fortunate theater house manager fortunate who carries a half the house agreement in his pocket.