Portrait of Max Ophüls

Directing

Max Ophüls

Career

Active from 1931 to 1955, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Max Ophüls Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Tragic Romance 6
  • Melodrama 4
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • French Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Tragic Love Story 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Showbiz 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Mistress Berta Garlan
Mistress Berta Garlan (1989)

Adaptation

1950s

4 titles · average score 80
Lola Montès
Lola Montès (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Director

The Earrings of Madame de...
The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay, Director

Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir (1952)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Adaptation

La Ronde
La Ronde (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Adaptation

1940s

7 titles · average score 75
Caught
Caught (1949)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
GoodWatch score 90

Director

The Exile
The Exile (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

There's No Tomorrow
There's No Tomorrow (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

From Mayerling to Sarajevo
From Mayerling to Sarajevo (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

L'école des femmes
L'école des femmes (1940)

Director

1930s

16 titles · average score 67
The Novel of Werther
The Novel of Werther (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Adaptation

Yoshiwara
Yoshiwara (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

The Tender Enemy
The Tender Enemy (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

The Trouble with Money
The Trouble with Money (1936)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

Divine
Divine (1935)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Director

Everybody's Woman
Everybody's Woman (1934)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

A Man Has Been Stolen
A Man Has Been Stolen (1934)

Director

Laughing Heirs
Laughing Heirs (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

Adaptation, Director

Liebelei
Liebelei (1933)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

The Company's in Love
The Company's in Love (1932)

Director

The Bartered Bride
The Bartered Bride (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil
I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil (1931)

Writer, Director