Ernst Lubitsch
Directing
- Born
- January 28, 1892 · Berlin, Germany
- Died
- November 30, 1947 (age 55)
Ernst Lubitsch (January 29, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch".
Lubitsch is best known for screwball comedies and romantic comedies, such as Trouble in Paradise (1932), Ninotchka (1939), The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and To Be or Not to Be (1942). While being escapist, his films often offer social commentary on human relationships and society in a satirical way.
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Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States.
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner
January 12, 1940
To Be or Not to Be
March 6, 1942
Ninotchka
November 16, 1939
Trouble in Paradise
October 30, 1932
Heaven Can Wait
August 5, 1943
To Be or Not to Be
December 16, 1983
Design for Living
December 29, 1933
Dragonwyck
April 10, 1946
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
March 25, 1938
Cluny Brown
June 2, 1946
The Last Command
January 21, 1928
The Doll
December 5, 1919
Behind the camera79
- 1983To Be or Not to Be Story
- 1948That Lady in Ermine Director, Producer
- 1946Cluny Brown Director, Producer
- 1946Dragonwyck Producer
- 1945A Royal Scandal Producer
- 1943Heaven Can Wait Director, Producer
- 1942To Be or Not to Be Director, Producer
- 1941That Uncertain Feeling Director, Producer
- 1940The Shop Around the Corner Director, Producer
- 1939Ninotchka