Madame DuBarry

I'll be honest, I was struggling to stay awake while watching this. Pola Negri is great but the story wasn't enough to keep me intrigued. The scenes with large amounts of extras were impressive but I still prefer Lubitsch's comedies to his historical dramas by a large margin. I'll give it another try on a day where I'm more awake.

I'll be honest, I was struggling to stay awake while watching this. Pola Negri is great but the story wasn't enough to keep me intrigued. The scenes with large amounts of extras were impressive but I still prefer Lubitsch's comedies to his historical dramas by a large margin. I'll give it another try on a day where I'm more awake.

Another Lubitsch historical spectacle and it's definitely a sight to behold, regardless how much you're actually into it. Definitely kept me intrigued enough and I'm certainly curious to read up on the actual history, because though I'm no expert on the French Revolution, I know enough to realize how massively compressed and just incorrect the timeline is portrayed here. But still, really damn good Pola Negri performance. Also, why the blackface?

Another Lubitsch historical spectacle and it's definitely a sight to behold, regardless how much you're actually into it. Definitely kept me intrigued enough and I'm certainly curious to read up on the actual history, because though I'm no expert on the French Revolution, I know enough to realize how massively compressed and just incorrect the timeline is portrayed here. But still, really damn good Pola Negri performance. Also, why the blackface?