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by Jennifer Garlen
Ernst Lubitsch is celebrated as the director of many of Hollywood’s great comedies, including Ninotchka (1939), To Be or Not to Be (1942), and Heaven Can Wait (1943), but he directed films in his native Germany for nearly a decade before his transition to Hollywood in 1922. Two of the best of Lubitsch’s early comedies, I Don’t Want to Be a Man (1918) and The Doll (1919), are available in a single Blu-ray set from Kino Lorber, and I recently treated myself to a copy during one of the company’s regular online sales. I had seen The Doll before and already knew it was a lot of fun, but I also thoroughly enjoyed the gender shenanigans in I Don’t Want to Be a Man. Even viewers who aren’t silent film aficionados can enjoy both of these lively pictures, but fans of Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd will especially enjoy this double feature. If you’re looking for accessible silent comedies or working to expand your appreciation of Lubitsch’s work, both of these movies will fit the bill, and they also offer a grand introduction to the energetic comedy genius of leading lady Ossi Oswalda, who starred in a dozen of Lubitsch’s silent films…
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