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Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood

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Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood

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Criterion collection, 930

Tasked by studio executives with finding the next great screen siren, visionary Hollywood director Josef Von Sternberg joined forces with rising German actor Marlene Dietrich, kicking off what would become one of the most legendary partnerships in cinema history. Collection includes Morocco, Dishonored, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus, The Scarlet Empress and The Devil Is A WomanMorocco: Amy Jolly, a cabaret singer in Marrakech, finds herself romantically attracted to both a wealthy man and a soldier in the French Foreign Legion, and must choose which she truly lovesDishonored: A widow turned streetwalker is recruited to spy for Austria during World War I.A dalliance with a Russian colonel tests the strength of her loyaltiesShanghai express: While traveling on a train through war-torn China, courtesan Shanghai Lily meets an old flame. She and her fellow passengers are captured by Chinese rebels and must fight to surviveBlonde Venus: A former singer turned housewife finds her life turned upside down when her husband falls ill. She resumes her career, then becomes the mistress of a rich manThe scarlet empress: Tells the story of Catherine the Great and her transformation from a young, naive princess, to wife of the half-wit Russian Grand Duke Peter, to empress of Russia as she navigates the treacherous politics of the Russian court in her ascent to powerThe devil is a woman: Ignoring warnings, a young man becomes involved with a formidable seductress

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Dietrich and Von Sternberg in HollywoodMoroccoDishonoredShanghai expressBlonde VenusScarlet empressDevil is a woman