In 1918, he made his mark as a serious director with "Die Augen der Mumie Ma" ("The Eyes of the Mummy"), starring Pola Negri. Lubitsch alternated between escapist comedies and large-scale historical dramas, enjoying great international success with both. His reputation as a grand master of world cinema reached a new peak after the release of his spectacles "Madame Du Barry" (retitled "Passion", 1919) and "Anna Boleyn" ("Deception", 1920). Both of these films found American distributorship by early 1921. They, along with Lubitsch's "Carmen" (released as "Gypsy Blood" in the U.S. in 1921) were selected by "The New York Times" on its list of the 15 most important movies of 1921.