San Francisco Public Library

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Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood - set

Morocco based on the novel Amy Jolly, die Frau aus Marrakech by Benno Vigny. The scarlet empress based on the diary of Catherine II, as arranged by Manuel Komroff. The devil is a woman based on the novel The woman and the puppet by Pierre LouÿsMorocco originally released in 1930. Dishonored originally released in 1931. Shanghai express and Blonde Venus originally released in 1932. The scarlet empress originally released in 1934. The devil is a woman originally released in 1935Special features: Morocco: new 2k digital restoration; new interview with film scholar Janet Berstrom; Weimar on the Pacific, a new documentary about actor Marlene Dietrich's German origins, featuring film scholars Gerd Gemünden and Noah Isenberg; brief interview with Deutsche Kinemathek curator Silke Ronneburg on the "real" Amy Jolly; The Legionnaire and the Lady, a 1936 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film, featuring Dietrich and actor Clark Gable. Dishonored: new restored 4k digital transfer; new interview with director Josef von Sternberg's son, Nicholas; new documentary on actor Marlene Dietrich's status as a feminist icon, featuring film scholars Mary Desjardins, Amy Lawrence, and Patricia White; new video essay by critics Cristina Álvarez López and Adrian Martin about the form and style of the films. Shanghai express: new 4k digital restoration; new interview with film scholar Homay King, author of Lost in Translation; Orientalism, cinema, and the Enigmatic Signifier. Blonde Venus: new, restored 4k digital transfer; new interview with costume designer and historian Deborah Nadoolman Landis about the films' costumes and their designer, the legendary Travis Banton; new interview with Deutsche Kinemathek curator Silke Ronneburg about the museum's Marlene Dietrich collection Berlin; the Fashion Side of Hollywood, a 1935 publicity short featuring Dietrich and Banton. The scarlet express: new, restored 4k digital transfer; television interview with actor Marlene Dietrich from 1971. The devil is a woman: new, restored 4k digital transfer; "If it isn't pain" a song removed from the film

black and white

monaural

other

Six Blu-ray special edition.

9781681434605

videodisc

Morocco: Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou, Ullrich Haupf, Eve Southern, Francis McDonald, Paul PorcasiDishonored: Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Warner Oland, Lew Cody, Barry NortonShanghai express: Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, Warner Oland, Eugene Pallette, Lawrence Grant, Louise Closser Hale, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Emile ChautardBlonde Venus: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Cary Grant, Dickie Moore, Gene Morgan, Rita La Roy, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Sidney Toler, Morgan WallaceThe scarlet empress: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith, Gavin Gordon, Olive Tell, Ruthelma Stevens, Erville Alderson, Davison ClarkThe devil is a woman: Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Edward Everett Horton, Alison Skipworth, Cesar Romero, Don Alvarado, Tempe Pigott, Francisco Moreno

6 videodiscs (approximately 542 min.), sound, black and white, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodisc

(OCoLC)1042815804

Blu-ray, region A, fullscreen (1.19:1 ; 1.33:1 ; 1.37:1 aspect ratios); Dolby digital uncompressed monaural; requires Blu-ray player

715515217019

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