# Max Ophüls's best films

From Liebelei to Lola Montès, between Germany, France and Hollywood: Max Ophüls's best films according to the Chicago Reader and Film Lifestyle.

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- Mar 21, 2023 · Jonas Weiß
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## Top 12

1. **The Earrings of Madame de… (1953)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A pair of earrings travels through Paris; Danielle Darrieux and Charles Boyer.
2. **Lola Montès (1955)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Martine Carol in his only colour film, in CinemaScope.
3. **Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Joan Fontaine, from Stefan Zweig, made in Hollywood.
4. **La Ronde (1950)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — From Arthur Schnitzler, with Anton Walbrook as master of ceremonies.
5. **Le Plaisir (1952)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Three stories by Guy de Maupassant.
6. **Liebelei (1933)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — From Schnitzler, his breakthrough in Germany.
7. **The Reckless Moment (1949)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Joan Bennett covers up a death.
8. **Caught (1949)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Barbara Bel Geddes marries a millionaire.
9. **La signora di tutti (1934)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Isa Miranda as a film star; made in Italy.
10. **The Bartered Bride (1932)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Smetana's opera on film.
11. **Werther (1938)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Goethe's novel, made in France.
12. **Sans lendemain (1940)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Edwige Feuillère in Paris just before the war.

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