The Cinema Of Ernst Lubitsch
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In The Marriage Circle, One Hour With You, and Trouble in Paradise
Lubitsch towered above anybody, creatively . . . he was the greatest craftsman whoever lived . . . in the sense of knowing the most brilliant and original way to use the medium . . . His talent and originality were stupefying . . ....
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.... into single shots or brief scenes that provided an ironic key to the characters and the meaning of the entire film.
In his early films, The Marriage Circle (1924), One Hour With You (1932), and Trouble in Paradise (1932), elements of Lubitsch’s style, such as deception and corruption, role playing and performance, relationships, and the concept of desire as motivation for everything are common staples. To understand the thematic aspects of Lubitsch style, we must look at each of thes ....
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