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Title Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood / Criterion Collection.

Publication Info. [New York, NY] : Criterion Collection Inc., [2018]
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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD DIETRICH & VON STERNBERG DISC 1-6    Check Shelf
Edition Six DVD special edition.
Description 6 videodiscs (approximately 542 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (80 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
digital optical mono rda
NTSC rda
video file region 1 rda
DVD video
Motion pictures lcgft
Series Criterion collection ; 930
Criterion collection ; 930.
System Details DVD; NTSC ; region 1 ; Dolby digital mono. ; fullscreen (1.19:1 ; 1.33:1 ; 1.37:1 aspect ratios).
Language Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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.
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.
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.
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.
The scarlet empress (DVD special edition features) : new, restored 4k digital transfer ; television interview with actor Marlene Dietrich from 1971.
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.
Terms Of Use Home use only.
Note Full screen.
Accompanying booklet features essays by critics Imogen Sara Smith, Gary Giddins, and Farran Smith Nehme.
Contents Morocco (1930) (92 min.) (1.19:1) -- Dishonored (1931) (91 min.) (1.19:1) -- Shanghai express (1932) (82 min.) (1.33:1) -- Blonde venus (1932) (94 min.) (1.37:1) -- The scarlet empress (1934) (104 min.) (1.37:1) -- The devil is a woman (1935) (79 min.) (1.37:1).
Morocco -- Dishonored -- Shanghai express -- Blonde venus -- The scarlet empress -- The devil is a woman.
Subject Classical drama.
Romance films.
Classical drama. (OCoLC)fst00863469
Romance films. (OCoLC)fst01747951
Genre/Form Feature films.
Fiction films.
Documentary films.
Interviews.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author Dietrich, Marlene, actor.
Von Sternberg, Josef, 1894-1969, film director.
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
Added Title Dietrich and Von Sternberg in Hollywood
Morocco.
Dishonored.
Shanghai express.
Blonde venus.
The scarlet empress.
The devil is a woman.
ISBN 9781681434612
168143461X
Standard No. 715515217118 $124.95
Music No. CC2915D Criterion Collection
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