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IN

DVD007851

Scarlet Empress, The

von Sternberg, Josef

The Criterion Collection, 2018

Description:

BluRay - Zone A.   viewing copy.   1 videodisc of 1.
24 fps

Titles

+ Scarlett Empress, The

Director:

von Sternberg, Josef

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Running Time:

Feature.   105 minutes

Sound:

sound - monaural

Color:

b/w

Country:

USA

Year:

1934

Language:

English with optional English subtitles

Genre:

Drama - Historical, Romance, War

Notes:

Marlene Dietrich stars in Josef von Sternberg’s feverishly debauched biopic as the spoiled princess Sophia Frederica, who grows up being groomed for greatness and yearning for a handsome husband. Sent to Russia to marry the Grand Duke Peter, she is horrified to discover that her betrothed is a half-wit and her new home a macabre palace where depravity rules. Before long, however, she is initiated into the sadistic power politics that govern the court, paving the way for her transformation into the imperious libertine Catherine the Great. A lavish spectacle in which von Sternberg’s domineering visual genius reaches new heights of florid extravagance, The Scarlet Empress is a perversely erotic portrait of a woman—and a movie star—capable of bringing legions to heel. New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack.

Link to:

FII catalog | AFI catalog

+ Marlene Dietrich in Denmark, 1971

Running Time:

Short.   28 minutes

Sound:

sound - Dolby digital monaural

Color:

color

Country:

Denmark, Sweden

Year:

1971

Language:

Danish, English with English subtitles

Genre:

Interview

Notes:

In this interview from 1971, conducted for Swedish television but filmed in Copenhagen after a performance at Tivoli Gardens, actor Marlene Dietrich looks back at her career, her work with director Josef von Sternberg, and her travels around the world.