Recommendations
Senior Film Conservator

Looking back at the 1926 milestone that is So This Is Paris, the cinematic shorthand used by Ernst Lubitsch is both ancient and revolutionary. Dive into this collection and find the spiritual successors to Ernst Lubitsch's vision.
As Ernst Lubitsch's most celebrated work, it defines to articulate the unspoken anxieties of United States's 1926 era.
Georgette lives in Paris with her unexciting, effeminate husband, Maurice. Suzanne lives across the street, spending her time reading romance novels, while dreaming of someone more exciting than her own lackluster spouse, Paul. Both women happen across the other's husband, and they begin their dream affairs. Four people, each cheating on their spouse, none of them aware that their own spouse is cheating - who will tire of the 'excitement' first, and how?
Based on the unique stylistic flair of So This Is Paris, our vault has identified these titles as the most compelling follow-up experiences for fans of Comedy cinema:
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch
While making a movie in the Alps, the female star falls in love with a nobleman.
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Dir: Ernst Lubitsch
The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch
In Southern Bavaria, Xaver wants to marry Gretel, but her father Kohlhiesel insists his elder daughter Liesel marry first. Liesel is shunned as too brutal. Seppel suggests marrying Liesel first, ridding her, then wedding Gretel.
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Dir: Ernst Lubitsch
The favorite slave girl of a tyrannical sheik falls in love with a cloth merchant. Meanwhile, a hunchback clown suffers unrequited love for a traveling dancer who wants to join the harem.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch
Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.
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Dir: Ernst Lubitsch
A bumbling, self-indulgent husband goes on a vacation away from his wife. There he meets a popular, attractive young woman also on a vacation. Both go on a mountain climb which is going to be far from an ideal adventure.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch
Sally Pinkus is an German-Jewish boy who takes a job as a shoe store clerk after being expelled from school for goofing around. Soon fired for trying to court the owner's daughter, Pinkus lands another job in a more 'upmarket' shoe salon, only to be fired again, before charming a rich benefactress to fund his ultimate dream: Pinkus' Shoe Palace.
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Dir: Richard Smith
Two female candidates for Chief of Police live across the hall from each other, and their political rivalry follows them home, leading to plenty of hi-jinks.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch
A neglected wife disguises herself in order to lure her wastrel husband into a compromising position.
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Dir: Reggie Morris
A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.
View DetailsAnalysis relative to So This Is Paris
| Film Title | Atmosphere | Complexity | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Wife, the Movie Star | Ethereal | Abstract | 98% Match |
| Anna Boleyn | Tense | Dense | 92% Match |
| Kohlhiesel's Daughters | Ethereal | High | 93% Match |
| One Arabian Night | Gothic | Abstract | 88% Match |
| The Doll | Gritty | Layered | 95% Match |
This guide was algorithmically generated using the cinematic metadata of Ernst Lubitsch's archive. Last updated: 8/17/2026.
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