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Lubitsch

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Lu·bitsch  (lbch), Ernst 1892-1947.
German filmmaker whose sophisticated comedies include Trouble in Paradise (1932) and Ninotchka (1939).

Lubitsch [ˈluːbɪtʃ]
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(Biographies / Lubitsch, Ernst (1890-1947) M, USnational of birth: German, FILMS AND TV: director) Ernst. 1890-1947, US film director, born in Germany; best known for such sophisticated comedies as Forbidden Paradise (1924) and
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Noun1.Lubitsch - German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947)


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This then-iffy commercial property was shot thanks to the personal clout of its celebrated writer-director-producer Ernst Lubitsch, who made the picture independently through United Artists.
Films such as Little Miss Sunshine and Juno brightened up recent Oscar races and suggest that the comic muse hasn't deserted Hollywood, but comic auteurs are no longer encouraged by studios: where is the new Ernst Lubitsch, Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder, George Cukor, Mike Nichols, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen (in the early, funny films of course)?
Ernst Lubitsch finally got him back to Hollywood in 1942.
 
 
 
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