FILM DIRECTOR

Max Ophüls

1902 - 1957

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Maximillian Oppenheimer ( OP-ən-hy-mər, German: [maksiˈmiːli̯aːn ˈʔɔpn̩ˌhaɪmɐ]; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (UK: AW-fəlss, US: OH-fəlss, German: [maks ˈʔɔfʏls]) or simply Ophuls, was a German and French film director and screenwriter. He was known for his opulent and lyrical visual style, with heavy use of tracking shots, and his melancholic, romantic themes. The Harvard Film Archive referred to Ophüls as "a supreme stylist of the cinema and a master storyteller." A refugee from Nazi Germany, Ophüls worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950). He made nearly 30 films, the latter ones being especially notable: The Reckless Moment (1949), Letter from an Unknown Woman (also 1949) La Ronde (1950), Le Plaisir (1952), The Earrings of Madame de… (1953) and Lola Montès (1955). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Ophüls is the 171st most popular film director (down from 170th in 2019), the 999th most popular biography from Germany (down from 936th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Film Director.

Max Ophüls is most famous for his use of camera movement, particularly tracking shots, in his films.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Max Ophüls ranks 171 out of 2,041. Before him are Jacques Rivette, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Kim Ki-duk, Jan Švankmajer, Ettore Scola, and Tom Holland. After him are István Szabó, Roland Emmerich, Sergio Corbucci, Spike Lee, Alice Guy-Blaché, and Robert Rodriguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Max Ophüls ranks 46. Before him are Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Günther Anders, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Harold Lasswell, Alexander Luria, and Prince George, Duke of Kent. After him are Felix Wankel, Ryuzo Shimizu, George Ostrogorsky, Luis Barragán, Mohammad Hatta, and Gianpiero Combi. Among people deceased in 1957, Max Ophüls ranks 42. Before him are Eliot Ness, Erich von Stroheim, Aga Khan III, Henry Norris Russell, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, and Beniamino Gigli. After him are Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Carl Clauberg, Antonín Zápotocký, Erich Auerbach, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, and Moša Pijade.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Max Ophüls ranks 999 out of 7,253. Before him are Joost van den Vondel (1587), Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777), Therese Neumann (1898), Bettina von Arnim (1785), Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799), and Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521). After him are Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907), Elizabeth Christ Trump (1880), Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412), Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430), Hennig Brand (1630), and Felix Wankel (1902).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Max Ophüls ranks 10. Before him are Michael Haneke (1942), Werner Herzog (1942), F. W. Murnau (1888), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), and Volker Schlöndorff (1939). After him are Roland Emmerich (1955), Margarethe von Trotta (1942), Thea von Harbou (1888), Mike Nichols (1931), Douglas Sirk (1897), and Robert Siodmak (1900).

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