the "Lubitsch Touch"
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The "Lubitsch Touch" refers to Ernst Lubitsch’s distinctive filmmaking style marked by sophisticated wit, subtle innuendo, and elegant visual storytelling that suggests more than it shows.
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| instanceOf |
cinematic concept
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filmmaking style ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Design for Living (film)
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Ernst Lubitsch filmography ⓘ Ninotchka (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shop Around the Corner (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ To Be or Not to Be (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Trouble in Paradise (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
European sensibility
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cosmopolitan atmosphere ⓘ economy of storytelling ⓘ elegant visual storytelling ⓘ elliptical narration ⓘ ironic humor ⓘ lightness of tone ⓘ narrative economy ⓘ narrative subtlety ⓘ off-screen implication ⓘ romantic comedy elements ⓘ sophisticated dialogue ⓘ sophisticated sexual innuendo ⓘ sophisticated wit ⓘ subtle innuendo ⓘ suggesting more than showing ⓘ suggestive narrative techniques ⓘ understatement ⓘ use of doors as visual motif ⓘ visual wit ⓘ |
| describedAs | “the art of letting the audience add up two plus two” ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
audience inference
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character-driven humor ⓘ suggestion over explicit depiction ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
combining sophistication and accessibility
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elevating romantic comedy genre ⓘ influencing later comedy directors ⓘ |
| influenced |
Billy Wilder
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Blake Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ modern romantic comedies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Hollywood cinema
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early 20th century film culture ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
classical Hollywood cinema
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pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ screwball comedy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
romantic comedies
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screwball-influenced comedies ⓘ sophisticated Hollywood comedies ⓘ |
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