Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in ParadiseWhen movie lovers speak of the "Lubitsch touch," they refer to a singular sense of style and taste, humor and humanity, that suffused the films of one of Hollywood's greatest directors. In this first ever full-length biography of Ernst Lubitsch, Scott Eyman takes readers behind the scenes of such classic films as Trouble in Paradise (1932), The Merry Widow (1934), Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938), Ninotchka (1939), The Shop around the Corner (1940), To Be or Not to Be (1942), and Heaven Can Wait (1943), which together constitute one of the most important and influential bodies of work in Hollywood. Eyman examines both the films Lubitsch crafted and the life he lived—his great successes and his overwhelming anxieties—to create an indelible portrait of Hollywood's Golden Age and one of its most respected artists. |
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... marquee the camera was simply tracking in to a still of a show- girl . It was the sort of meaningless shot that is usually farmed out to 12 assistant directors - no sense taking up the time PREFACE TO THE JOHNS HOPKINS EDITION.
... camera mechan- ic can get . But here he was , taking as much time with the shot as if it fea- tured a star , not an 8 x 10 glossy . In the car on the way back to the office , Wurtzel asked the invariably affable director why he was ...
... camera learned to stop at a closed door instead of peeking gawkily through a keyhole . A master of innuendo had arrived . " Ten minutes later , Ernst Lubitsch was bargaining with the God he had never particularly believed in not to kill ...
... camera- work and editing ; there is a steady rhythm in even the worst Lubitsch films , but he never tries to build momentum to a frantic third - act climax . Later , however , Lubitsch's sympathies broadened , his humor gentled , his ...
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