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His films like 'The Apartment' and 'Sunset Boulevard' capture the psychological complexity and moral ambiguity of European upper-class society with sharp wit and melancholy.
Max Ophüls Germany-FranceHis elegant, formally innovative films like 'Letter from an Unknown Woman' and 'La Ronde' are steeped in Viennese romanticism, obsession, and the fragility of aristocratic society.