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In The Marriage Circle, One Hour With You, and Trouble in Paradise Lubitsch towered above anybody, creatively . . . he was the greatest craftsman whoever lived . . . in the sense of knowing the most brilliant and original way to use the medium . . . His talent ....

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.... an ironic key to the characters and the meaning of the entire film. In his early films, The Marriage Circle (1924), One Hour With You (1932), and Trouble in Paradise (1932), elements of Lubitsch’s style, such as deception and corruption, role playing and performance, relationships, and the concept of desire as motivation for everything are common staples. To understand the thematic aspects of Lubitsch style, we must look at each of these in turn. Deception and Corruption There are surface deceptions and self-deceptions in all corners of The Marriage Circle. Misrepresentations are both deliberate and accidental. Even the song the notion of ....