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Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch

31 Films

Ernst Lubitsch

31 Included Films

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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. 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.

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion To Be or Not To Be Blu-ray extras

Best Video:

Criterion To Be or Not to Be Blu-ray extras

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion To Be or Not To Be Blu-ray extras

Best Video:

Criterion To Be or Not to Be Blu-ray extras

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber The Wildcat Blu-ray or MoC Madame Dubarry Blu-ray

Best Video:

Available in Kino Lorber The Wildcat Blu-ray as extras, or MoC Madame Dubarry Blu-ray but OOP

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber The Wildcat Blu-ray or MoC Madame Dubarry Blu-ray

Best Video:

Available in Kino Lorber The Wildcat Blu-ray as extras, or MoC Madame Dubarry Blu-ray but OOP

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

UK MoC Lubitsch in Berlin OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK MoC Lubitsch in Berlin Blu-ray has stlighly better encoding than US Kino Lorber Blu-ray see caps

Best English-Friendly:

UK MoC Lubitsch in Berlin OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK MoC Lubitsch in Berlin Blu-ray has stlighly better encoding than US Kino Lorber Blu-ray see caps

Carmen poster
Letterboxd
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Carmen poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

The Doll poster
Letterboxd
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray or OOP MoC Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray or OOP MoC Blu-ray have different grading see caps

The Doll poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray or OOP MoC Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray or OOP MoC Blu-ray have different grading see caps

The Oyster Princess poster
Letterboxd
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray is likely to have better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray judging from other movies in the boxset

Best English-Friendly:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray is likely to have better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray judging from other movies in the boxset

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

MoC vs Kino Lorber?

Best Video:

MoC vs Kino Lorber no comparison, but seems to be the same restoration

Best English-Friendly:

MoC vs Kino Lorber?

Best Video:

MoC vs Kino Lorber no comparison, but seems to be the same restoration

Anna Boleyn poster
Letterboxd
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray is likely to have better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray judging from other movies in the boxset

Anna Boleyn poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray is likely to have better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray judging from other movies in the boxset

Sumurun poster
Letterboxd
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray is likely to have better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray judging from other movies in the boxset

Sumurun poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray is likely to have better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray judging from other movies in the boxset

The Wildcat poster
Letterboxd
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray has slightly better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray see caps

The Wildcat poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray has slightly better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray see caps

Three Women poster
Letterboxd
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Three Women poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

HD Streaming
Best English-Friendly:

Retroformat HD Streaming

Best Video:

Retroformat HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

Retroformat HD Streaming

Best Video:

Retroformat HD Streaming

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

OOP Grapevine Blu-ray

Best Video:

OOP Grapevine Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

OOP Grapevine Blu-ray

Best Video:

OOP Grapevine Blu-ray

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg poster
Letterboxd
HD Streaming
Best Video:

Official Bundersarchiv 720p HD Streaming which given it's release in 2025, likely to be the same new restoration by MoMA https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/11559

Best Video:

Official Bundersarchiv 720p HD Streaming which given it's release in 2025, likely to be the same new restoration by MoMA https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/11559

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray, a new 4K restoration from a 35mm nitrate print from and a 35mm composite duplicate negative.

Spain Universal Blu-ray is from a very soft DVD-era transfer; caps

Best Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray is a new transfer by UCLA, with a bit more high end detail

The earlier transfer used on the Spain Universal Blu-ray and MoC DVD is a bit boomy with boosted bass. The 1999 Criterion DVD uses an even earlier transfer with noticable artifacting and less detail.

Additional Info:

Spain Universal Blu-ray has older MoC extra "Kent Jones and Dan Sallitt on Trouble in Paradise" with MoC watermark, and no other extras

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray, a new 4K restoration from a 35mm nitrate print from and a 35mm composite duplicate negative.

Spain Universal Blu-ray is from a very soft DVD-era transfer; caps

Best Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray is a new transfer by UCLA, with a bit more high end detail

The earlier transfer used on the Spain Universal Blu-ray and MoC DVD is a bit boomy with boosted bass. The 1999 Criterion DVD uses an even earlier transfer with noticable artifacting and less detail.

Additional Info:

Spain Universal Blu-ray has older MoC extra "Kent Jones and Dan Sallitt on Trouble in Paradise" with MoC watermark, and no other extras

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