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In 1918, Lubitsch convinced UFA to let him create a large-scale film with Negri as the main character.

The result was Die Augen der Mumie Ma ( The Eyes of the Mummy Ma, 1918 ), which was a popular success and led to a series of Lubitsch / Negri collaborations, each larger in scale than the previous film.

The next was Carmen ( 1918, reissued in the United States in 1921 as Gypsy Blood ), which was followed by Madame Dubarry ( 1919, released in the United States as Passion ).

Madame DuBarry became a huge international success, and managed to bring down the American embargo on German films and launch a demand for German films that briefly threatened to dislodge Hollywood's dominance in the international film market.

Negri and Lubitsch made three German films together after this, Sumurun ( aka One Arabian Night, 1920 ), Die Bergkatze ( aka The Mountain Cat or The Wildcat, 1921 ), and Die Flamme ( The Flame, 1922 ), and UFA employed Negri for films with other directors, including Vendetta ( 1920 ) and Sappho ( 1921 ), many of which were purchased by American distributors and shown in the United States.