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The son of master Max Ophüls, Marcel has also developed a very distinctive style of filmmaking. In this film he shares memories of his life and career in a witty, bittersweet journey through the history of cinema. As he himself has said, “there is no such thing as a filmmaker without memories”. Marcel talks with and about personalities he greatly admires, such as actress Jeanne Moreau, playwright Bertold Brecht, filmmakers Ernst Lubitsch, Otto Preminger, Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick and his great friend François Truffaut. Cannes and Toronto 2013.
Marcel Ophuls
Born in Germany in 1927, he has become a French citizen. He started out his career as an assistant to filmmakers such as Anatole Litvak and his own father, Max Ophüls (Lola Montés, 1955). He directed one episode of the anthology film L’amour a 20 Ans (1962) and his first feature was Peau de banane (1963). He won an Oscar for best documentary for Hotel Terminus (1988) and was nominated for a César in the same category for Veillées d’armes (1994).
