Lubitsch

American  

[loo-bich] / ˈlu bɪtʃ /

noun

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

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Lubitsch British  

/ ˈluːbɪtʃ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

I became a cinephile because I discovered Billy Wilder and Ernst Lubitsch, and I never got over it.

From Salon

"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

You introduced me to German Expressionism and Lubitsch and Hitchcock and such a broad collection of mostly classic and older films.

From Los Angeles Times

Some directors envy Alfred Hitchcock’s feeling for suspense, John Ford’s way with westerns or perhaps Ernst Lubitsch’s sly romantic touch.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From New York Times