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Lola Montès is a 1955 historical romance film and the last completed film of German-born director Max Ophüls.Based on the novel La vie extraordinaire de Lola Montès by Cécil Saint-Laurent, the film depicts the life of Irish dancer and courtesan Lola Montez (1821–1861), portrayed by Martine Carol, and tells the story of the most famous of her many notorious affairs, those with Franz Liszt ...
Lola Montez was the last role played by Conchita Montenegro, in the biographical film Lola Montes (1944), with a moralising script, directed by Antonio Román. A character named Lola Montez is featured in the 1948 film Black Bart, played by Yvonne De Carlo.
Lola Montez (born February 17, 1821, Grange, County Sligo, Ireland—died January 17, 1861, New York, New York, U.S.) was an Irish adventuress and “Spanish” dancer who achieved international notoriety through her liaison with King Louis I (Ludwig I) of Bavaria. Elizabeth (“Eliza”) Gilbert spent much of her girlhood in India but was ...
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A film by Max Ophüls about the life of Lola Montès, a famous adventurer and lover of kings and composers. The film explores the tragic consequences of celebrity and the loss of identity in a circus.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Max Ophüls
- 1955-12-23
Lola Montez (ou Lola Montès), nom de scène de Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, comtesse de Landsfeld, née à Grange (comté de Sligo en Irlande) le 17 février 1821 et morte à New York (États-Unis) le 17 janvier 1861 [1], est une danseuse exotique, actrice et courtisane d'origine irlandaise, célèbre pour avoir été la maîtresse du roi Louis I er de Bavière.
- Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert
- Cimetière de Green-Wood
Jun 26, 2018 · Montez was able to lead such a lifestyle in Paris because she was financed by the wealthy men she regularly seduced. But when one such man, newspaper publisher Alexandre Dujarier, was killed in a duel with a man he’d offended during a night of drunken gambling in 1845, Lola Montez left France and returned to Germany.
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A 1955 film by Max Ophuls based on the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl Lola Montès, starring Martine Carol and Peter Ustinov. The Criterion Collection offers a restored high-definition transfer, audio commentary, interviews, documentary, and more.
