Stanley Kubrick once declared that Max Ophuls' camera could pass through walls. Four films by the influential German stylist are collected together in this boxset, which includes introductions by Todd Haynes.
Stanley Kubrick once declared that Max Ophuls' camera could pass through walls. Four films by the influential German stylist are collected together in this boxset, which includes introductions by Todd Haynes.
Letter From An Unknown Woman
Joan Fontaine stars in this haunting drama about a lonely woman's hopeless obsession with a former lover.
The Reckless Moment
A mother finds herself blackmailed after she attempts to cover up the accidental death of her daughter's sleazy boyfriend. James Mason and Joan Bennet star in Ophul's noir-tinged melodrama from 1949.
Le Plaisir
Three Guy De Maupassant stories make up this masterful portmanteau from 1952.
Madame De...
Set in fin de siécle Paris, Ophuls' penultimate film is a tragic melodrama about a married society lady who falls in love with an Italian diplomat, played by Vittorio De Sica.
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