No more Lubitsch.....
"I worshipped him. I admired his work enormously. He went head and shoulders beyond everyone in the field of sophisticated high comedy." -- Joseph Mankiewicz
I'm not what you would call a fan of the modern day comedies but boy (I'm still saying boy alot thanks to old JD) Ernst Lubitsch that's another story! Truffaut called him a prince, others like Joseph 'All about Eve' Mankiewicz or Alfred Hitchcock held him in the same high regard. Lubitsch' films have such a particular feeling to them that this feeling would soon be known as the Lubitsch Touch:
If you're looking for a good laugh, you might wanna try one of these three films. It's truly amazing how all of these three don't really grow old. It really shows Lubitsch' talent and the universality of (his?) humor. The rhythm, the acting, the writing, the plot, it all feels very much alive. Even after more than 70 years in the case of Trouble Than Paradise.
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
To Be or Not To Be (1942)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
I'm not what you would call a fan of the modern day comedies but boy (I'm still saying boy alot thanks to old JD) Ernst Lubitsch that's another story! Truffaut called him a prince, others like Joseph 'All about Eve' Mankiewicz or Alfred Hitchcock held him in the same high regard. Lubitsch' films have such a particular feeling to them that this feeling would soon be known as the Lubitsch Touch:
"The Lubitsch Touch" is a brief description that embraces a long list of virtues: sophistication, style, subtlety, wit, charm, elegance, suavity, polished nonchalance and audacious sexual nuance." -- Richard Christiansen (Chicago Tribune)
"The subtle humor and virtuoso visual wit in the films of Ernst Lubitsch. The style was characterized by a parsimonious compression of ideas and situations into single shots or brief scenes that provided an ironic key to the characters and to the meaning of the entire film." -- Ephraim Katz
The Prince Himself
If you're looking for a good laugh, you might wanna try one of these three films. It's truly amazing how all of these three don't really grow old. It really shows Lubitsch' talent and the universality of (his?) humor. The rhythm, the acting, the writing, the plot, it all feels very much alive. Even after more than 70 years in the case of Trouble Than Paradise.
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
To Be or Not To Be (1942)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
PS: What is your favorite Lubitsch Touch?
