n 1932, the great comic director Ernst Lubitsch switched gears to make an agonizing, anti-war drama, “Broken Lullaby,” that did not impress audiences or critics and remains under-appreciated to this ...

In 1932, the great comic director Ernst Lubitsch switched gears to make an agonizing, antiwar drama, “Broken Lullaby,” that did not impress audiences or critics and remains underappreciated to this ...

In 1932, the great comic director Ernst Lubitsch switched gears to make an agonizing anti-war drama, "Broken Lullaby,’’ that did not impress audiences or critics and remains under-appreciated to this ...

In 1932, the great comic director Ernst Lubitsch switched gears to make an agonizing, anti-war drama, "Broken Lullaby," that did not impress audiences or critics and remains under-appreciated to this ...

It’s a bold director who decides to remake an Ernst Lubitsch film, but François Ozon’s choice of “Broken Lullaby,” one of the master’s least known works and a drama to boot, probably seemed like a ...

If you happen to have seen Ernst Lubitsch’s “Broken Lullaby,” the 1932 antiwar drama on which this new film is based, you might also sense something more: a curious and telling shift in perspective.

In 1932, the great comic director Ernst Lubitsch switched gears to make an agonizing, anti-war drama, “Broken Lullaby,” that did not impress audiences or critics and remains under-appreciated to this ...