{"id":82516,"date":"2022-03-27T09:49:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T16:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82516"},"modified":"2022-03-27T09:49:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T16:49:38","slug":"lola-montes-sins-of-lola-montes-the-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82516","title":{"rendered":"Lola Mont\u00e9s \/ Sins of Lola Mont\u00e9s, The (1955)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Wanting to make a name for herself, Lola understood that keeping a good reputation was out of the question. Rumors, scandals, passion &#8211; that&#8217;s what she chose in order to create a sensation.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Poster-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-82521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Poster-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Poster-89x128.png 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Poster-189x270.png 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Poster.png 581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA notorious &#8220;fallen woman&#8221; (Martine Carol) is reduced to starring in a circus led by a ringmaster (Peter Ustinov) who calls out her many love affairs &#8212; including her relations with composer Franz Liszt (Will Quadflieg), her unhappy marriage to a Scottish officer (Ivan Desny), her brief love affair with a student revolutionary (Oskar Werner), and her romance with King Ludwig I of Bavaria (Anton Walbrook).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anton Walbrook Films<\/li>\n<li>Carnivals and Circuses<\/li>\n<li>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Max Ophuls Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Ustinov Films<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that Max Oph\u00fcls &#8212; &#8220;the master of the mobile camera&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;introduces us to his <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lola_Montez\">real-life heroine<\/a> (Martine Carol) with an incredible shot that begins high in the circus rafters and ends three flights below on the ground &#8212; a visual metaphor that reveals to what depths Lola has fallen since she was lover and mistress to many of Europe&#8217;s most important men&#8221; but now is &#8220;the main attraction in a seedy circus, accepting donations for the Society of Fallen Women.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Ground.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Ground-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"261\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Ground-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Ground-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Ground-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Ground-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Ground-604x246.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Ground.png 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Drawing from his lengthier analysis of the film in his <em>Cult Movies<\/em> book, Peary goes on to write that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lola epitomizes Oph\u00fcls&#8217;s intelligent, free-willed, free-spirited, brave women [whose] rebellious actions mock society&#8217;s norms and make her an example for repressed women to follow. What she wants is what her heart wants, and it&#8217;s not surprising that when we come upon her she has loved so much that her heart is almost worn out. Love has the power to consume an individual and she suffers a great loss each time an affair comes to an end, as it must in Oph\u00fcls&#8217;s preordained world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Peary adds, &#8220;[Lola] refuses to protect herself from heartache because she believes in living and loving with intensity. Time is Lola&#8217;s emotional domain. She is, in fact, a product of her past &#8212; her memories are bittersweet at best, but they remain an integral part of her (she remembers every affair.)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Memories.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Memories-1024x410.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Memories-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Memories-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Memories-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Memories-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Memories-604x242.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Memories.png 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary notes, however, that while &#8220;Oph\u00fcls&#8217;s last film is a rich, beautifully designed, scored, and photographed work,&#8221; there &#8220;are lapses in the script and problems with some characters.&#8221; He concedes that &#8220;Carol is exciting at rare moments, as in the scene when Lola seduces Liszt&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Seducing-Liszt.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Seducing-Liszt-1024x403.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Seducing-Liszt-1024x403.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Seducing-Liszt-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Seducing-Liszt-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Seducing-Liszt-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Seducing-Liszt-604x238.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Seducing-Liszt.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;but mostly she is bland and unable to project the inner beauty that men sense immediately in Lola.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Still-1024x422.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Still-1024x422.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Still-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Still-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Still-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Still-604x249.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Still.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He points out that the film was &#8220;photographed by Christian Matras, whose camera constantly moves to emphasize the shifts and uncertainties in Lola&#8217;s life.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Smoking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Smoking-1024x410.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Smoking-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Smoking-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Smoking-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Smoking-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Smoking-604x242.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Smoking.png 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In his <em>Cult Movies<\/em> essay, Peary concludes by writing, &#8220;I don&#8217;t agree with the high assessment given the film by [Andrew] Sarris and others, but <em>Lola Montes<\/em> does reveal Oph\u00fcls&#8217;s genius with the camera and for set design, and gives insight into his unique vision of women&#8221; &#8212; which &#8220;are reasons enough for it to be seen several times.&#8221; I concur. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vibrant CinemaScope cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Werner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Werner-1024x403.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Werner-1024x403.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Werner-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Werner-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Werner-768x303.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Werner-604x238.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Werner.png 1178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Mirror.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Mirror-1024x420.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"263\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Mirror-1024x420.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Mirror-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Mirror-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Mirror-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Mirror-604x248.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Mirror.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Circus.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Circus-1024x408.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"255\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Circus-1024x408.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Circus-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Circus-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Circus-768x306.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Circus-604x241.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lola-Montes-Circus.png 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its cult status and as the final film of a major director. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0048308\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3140lola.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2008\/10\/10\/lola_montes\/\">Salon Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviediva.com\/reviewpages\/mdlolamontes\/\">Movie Diva Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/2350\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/81671\/lola-montes#articles-reviews?articleId=276344\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Wanting to make a name for herself, Lola understood that keeping a good reputation was out of the question. Rumors, scandals, passion &#8211; that&#8217;s what she chose in order to create a sensation.&#8221; Synopsis: A notorious &#8220;fallen woman&#8221; (Martine Carol) is reduced to starring in a circus led by a ringmaster (Peter Ustinov) who calls out her many love affairs &#8212; including her relations with composer Franz Liszt (Will Quadflieg), her unhappy marriage to a Scottish officer (Ivan Desny), her&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82516\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82516"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82537,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82516\/revisions\/82537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}