Series · 6 Jun 2021#3 Nomad or sedentary? - The case of Nerval- 1:06:08La RondeA film of couples forming and dissolving, carried by a haunting waltz; the bugle recalls the presence of soldiers.
Max Ophüls
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Who is this?Maximillian Oppenheimer (6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (AW-fəlss or OH-fəlss), was a German and French film director, screenwriter and art director. He was known for his opulent and lyrical visual style, with heavy use of tracking shots, and his melancholic, romantic themes. The Harvard Film Archive has called Ophüls "a supreme stylist of the cinema and a master storyteller". […]
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Series · 6 Jun 2021#3 Nomad or sedentary? - The case of Nerval
Series · 6 Jul 2026From Plato to Proust - Readings on the Spot- 15:10La RondeHe paraphrases the introduction of this film: it will be a matter of love.
Season 7 · 30 Mar 2020#2 - Harnessed to Confinitude- 35:06La RondeThe personality of the age prefers the past, less boring than the present and more reassuring than the future.