Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
(DVD)
Contributors
Dietrich, Marlene, actor.
Von Sternberg, Josef, 1894-1969, film director,
Furthman, Jules screenwriter.
Turnbull, Hector, film producer.
Rubin, Daniel N. 1892- screenwriter.
Von Sternberg, Josef, 1894-1969, film director,
Furthman, Jules screenwriter.
Turnbull, Hector, film producer.
Rubin, Daniel N. 1892- screenwriter.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection Inc., [2018].
Status
Westover - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD DRAMA DIETR pt.1,2 of 6
1 available
DVD DRAMA DIETR pt.1,2 of 6
1 available
Westover - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD DRAMA DIETR pt.3,4 of 6
1 available
DVD DRAMA DIETR pt.3,4 of 6
1 available
Westover - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD DRAMA DIETR pt.5,6 of 6
1 available
DVD DRAMA DIETR pt.5,6 of 6
1 available
Copies
| volume | Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| pt.1,2 of 6 | Westover - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD DRAMA DIETR pt.1,2 of 6 | Available |
| pt.3,4 of 6 | Westover - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD DRAMA DIETR pt.3,4 of 6 | Available |
| pt.5,6 of 6 | Westover - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD DRAMA DIETR pt.5,6 of 6 | Available |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection Inc., [2018].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (approximately 542 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (80 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
UPC
715515217118
Notes
General Note
Title and credits from container and booklet.
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Morocco based on the novel Amy Jolly : die Frau aus Marrakesch / by Benno Vigny.
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Shanghai express from the story by Harry Hervey.
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The scarlet empress based on the diary of Catherine II, as arranged by Manuel Komroff.
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The devil is a woman from the novel The woman and the puppet / by Pierre Louÿs.
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Full screen (1.19:1 ; 1.33:1 ; 1.37:1 aspect ratios).
General Note
Morocco (DVD special edition features) : 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.
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Dishonored (DVD special edition features) : 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.
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Shanghai express (DVD special edition features) : new 4k digital restoration ; new interview with film scholar Homay King, author of Lost in Translation ; Orientalism, cinema, and the Enigmatic Signifier.
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Blonde Venus (DVD special edition features) : 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.
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The scarlet express (DVD special edition features) : new, restored 4k digital transfer ; television interview with actor Marlene Dietrich from 1971.
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The devil is a woman (DVD special edition features) : new, restored 4k digital transfer ; "If it isn't pain" a song removed from the film.
General Note
Accompanying booklet features essays by critics Imogen Sara Smith, Gary Giddins, and Farran Smith Nehme.
Participants/Performers
Morocco: Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Adolphe Menjou.
Participants/Performers
Dishonored: Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyfferlitz.
Participants/Performers
Shanghai express: Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong.
Participants/Performers
Blonde Venus: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Cary Grant.
Participants/Performers
The scarlet empress: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe.
Participants/Performers
The devil is a woman: Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Edward Everett Horton.
Description
Over the course of six pre-Code films produced by Paramount in the 1930s, Dietrich and von Sternberg refined their shared fantasy of pleasure, beauty, and excess. Dietrich's coolly transgressive mystique was a perfect match for the provocative roles von Sternberg cast her in.
System Details
DVD; NTSC ; region 1 ; Dolby digital mono. ; fullscreen (1.19:1 ; 1.33:1 ; 1.37:1 aspect ratios).
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Home use only.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Subjects
LC Subjects
Carnival -- Spain -- Seville -- Drama.
Catherine -- II, -- Empress of Russia, -- 1729-1796 -- Drama.
Catherine -- II, -- Empress of Russia, -- 1729-1796 -- Film adaptations.
Classical drama.
Femmes fatales -- Drama.
Fiction films.
Hervey, Harry, -- 1900-1951 -- Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Interviews.
Louÿs, Pierre, -- 1870-1925 -- Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Morocco -- Drama.
Rif Revolt, 1921-1926 -- Drama.
Romance films.
Romance films.
Shanghai (China) -- Drama.
Spy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Vigny, Benno, -- 1889-1965 -- Film adaptations.
War films.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Austria -- Drama.
Catherine -- II, -- Empress of Russia, -- 1729-1796 -- Drama.
Catherine -- II, -- Empress of Russia, -- 1729-1796 -- Film adaptations.
Classical drama.
Femmes fatales -- Drama.
Fiction films.
Hervey, Harry, -- 1900-1951 -- Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Interviews.
Louÿs, Pierre, -- 1870-1925 -- Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Morocco -- Drama.
Rif Revolt, 1921-1926 -- Drama.
Romance films.
Romance films.
Shanghai (China) -- Drama.
Spy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Vigny, Benno, -- 1889-1965 -- Film adaptations.
War films.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Austria -- Drama.
Other Subjects
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dietrich, M., Von Sternberg, J., Furthman, J., Turnbull, H., Rubin, D. N. 1., Lauren, S. K., McGeary, E., Cohen, E., Dos Passos, J., Vigny, B., Catherine II, E. o. R., & Louÿs, P. (2018). Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood (Six-DVD special edition.). Criterion Collection Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marlene, Dietrich et al.. 2018. Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood. [New York, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marlene, Dietrich et al.. Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood [New York, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection Inc, 2018.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Dietrich, M., Von Sternberg, J., Furthman, J., Turnbull, H., Rubin, D. N. 1., Lauren, S. K. and McGeary, E. et al (2018). Dietrich & von sternberg in hollywood. Six-DVD special edn. [New York, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection Inc.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dietrich, Marlene,, et al. Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood Six-DVD special edition., Criterion Collection Inc., 2018.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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