# Lola Montès (1955)

> A dazzling circus retrospective turns the scandalous adventures of Lola Montès into a mournful spectacle of desire, celebrity, and captivity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/22289

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Max Ophüls
- Cast: Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook, Henri Guisol, Lise Delamare, Paulette Dubost, Oskar Werner, Jean Galland
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048308/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, opulent, tragic, classic cinema night, arthouse film night

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- [Pandora's Box (1929)](https://ember.film/movie/749)

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