Lola Montès
She lived too intensely and far too well!
Production
Budget
$0
Revenue
$280 314
Director
Actors
Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Adolf Wohlbrück, Henri Guisol, Lise Delamare, Paulette Dubost, Oskar Werner, Jean Galland, Will Quadflieg, Héléna Manson
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Anton Schelkopf, André Haguet, Albert Caraco
Operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the unpublished novel "The Extraordinary Life of Lola Montès" (French: "La Vie Extraordinaire de Lola Montès") by Cecile Saint-Laurent, which is based on the scandalous life of Eliza Gilbert, also known as Countess Landsfeld.
- The innovative narrative structure, utilizing a series of selective flashbacks, proved too daring for its time. Despite the director's protests, producers re-edited the film to present Lola's story in chronological order. This made the progression of events even less clear to the uninitiated viewer. Max Ophüls' battles with the producers over the editing were cut short by the director's death in 1957. Ten years later, the film was restored, but it could not be returned to its original form due to the loss of 20 minutes of material cut during the re-editing.
- At the beginning of the 21st century, the footage previously thought to be lost was discovered. This allowed the Cinémathèque Française, in collaboration with Max Ophüls' son Marcel, to restore the film for its world premiere in the 'Cannes Classics' program (2008). It was then that 'Lola Montès' was presented to audiences for the first time exactly as the director had intended.
- The full version of the film has a runtime of 142 minutes.
- The innovative narrative structure through a series of selective flashbacks was too bold for its time. Despite the director's protests, the producers re-edited the film to present Lola's story in chronological order. This made the plot even less understandable for an unprepared audience. Max Ophüls' battles with the producers over the editing were cut short by the director's death in 1957. Ten years later, the film was restored, but its original form could not be recovered due to the loss of 20 minutes of material cut during re-editing.
- At the beginning of the 21st century, footage considered lost was discovered, allowing the French Cinematheque, in collaboration with Max Ophüls' son Marcel, to restore the film for its world premiere in the “Cannes Classics” program (2008). It was then that “Lola Montès” was presented to audiences as the director had envisioned it.
- At the time of its premiere, it was the highest-budget project in the history of French cinema.
- The film is based on the unpublished novel 'The Extraordinary Life of Lola Montès' (French: 'La Vie Extraordinaire de Lola Montès') by Cécile Saint-Laurent, which in turn was based on the scandalous life of Elisa Gilbert, also known as Countess Landsfeld.
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