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The disadvantaged do not have a voice in society. Films of Max Ophuls depicted the plight of the lower classes by employing mute characters to represent the disempowered.
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Ophuls' films demonstrate his understanding of destiny and eternal recurrence in the films; Madame de..., Letter From an Unknown Woman and Reckless Moment.
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