Lubitsch

American

[loo-bich] / ˈlu bɪtʃ /

noun

Ernst 1892–1947, German film director and producer, in the U.S. after 1922.

Lubitsch British

/ ˈluːbɪtʃ /

noun

Ernst. 1890–1947, US film director, born in Germany; best known for such sophisticated comedies as Forbidden Paradise (1924) and Ninotchka (1939)

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Her performance fairly bursts with heart, and in ways large and small Lubitsch makes sure she’s the character we’re rooting for most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Lubitsch, not surprisingly, went luxe all the way on this picture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"I think of what filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch said when he left Berlin for the U.S. in the run-up to fascism in Germany: 'Nothing good is going to happen here for a long time.'"

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

“Something from Tiffany’s” doesn’t quite have the Lubitsch touch.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Imbuing his projects with a signature style known as the Lubitsch Touch, he received three Academy Award nominations for best director and received an honorary Academy Award in 1946.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2022

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