 Many of his films inspired filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson, who gave an introduction on the restored DVD of "The Earrings of Madame de..." (1953).Some of his films are narrated from the point of view of the female protagonist.Film scholars have analyzed films such as "Liebelei" (1933), "Letter from an Unknown Woman" (1948), and "Madame de..." (1953) as examples of the woman's film genre.