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Max Ophüls

Director

Max Ophüls

Directing
1933 — 1955 · 11 films
Lived
6 May 1902 — d. 1957
From
Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

Maximillian Oppenheimer (6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957) — known as Max Ophüls — was an influential German film director who worked in Germany (1931–33), France (1933–40), the United States (1947–50), and France again (1950–57). He is best known for his smooth camera movements and complex tracking shots. Many of his films are narrated from the point of view of the female protagonist.

Career Signature

How Max Ophüls’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.