Marlene Dietrich–Josef von Sternberg collaborations

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The Marlene Dietrich–Josef von Sternberg collaborations are a celebrated series of early 1930s Hollywood films in which director von Sternberg crafted visually sumptuous, atmospheric vehicles that helped cement Dietrich’s image as an enigmatic, glamorous screen icon.

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instanceOf artistic collaboration ⓘ
film series ⓘ
cinematicStyle baroque visual design ⓘ
carefully controlled star lighting ⓘ
expressive camera movement ⓘ
high-contrast lighting ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
United States ⓘ
criticalReception highly acclaimed by film critics ⓘ
director Josef von Sternberg ⓘ
era Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
film noir precursor ⓘ
melodrama film ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ
hasParticipant Josef von Sternberg ⓘ
Marlene Dietrich ⓘ
hasTheme ambiguous morality ⓘ
exoticism ⓘ
female independence ⓘ
power dynamics ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
helpedDefine Marlene Dietrich’s androgynous and glamorous screen persona ⓘ
helpedEstablish Marlene Dietrich as a Hollywood star ⓘ
historicalContext rise of the Hollywood studio system ⓘ
transition from silent to sound cinema ⓘ
includesWork Blonde Venus ⓘ
Dishonored ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ
Shanghai Express ⓘ
The Blue Angel ⓘ
The Devil Is a Woman ⓘ
The Scarlet Empress ⓘ
influenced later film noir aesthetics ⓘ
representation of femme fatale characters in cinema ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainPerformer Marlene Dietrich ⓘ
notableFor atmospheric lighting ⓘ
construction of Marlene Dietrich’s screen image ⓘ
elaborate mise-en-scène ⓘ
portrayal of enigmatic, glamorous female characters ⓘ
visually sumptuous cinematography ⓘ
productionCompany Paramount Pictures ⓘ
studiedFor star construction and authorship ⓘ
studiedIn film studies ⓘ
timePeriod early 1930s ⓘ
visualFocus emphasis on costume and fashion ⓘ
use of veils, shadows, and smoke to frame Dietrich’s face ⓘ

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Blonde Venus → partOf → Marlene Dietrich–Josef von Sternberg collaborations ⓘ
The Devil Is a Woman → partOf → Dietrich–von Sternberg film collaborations ⓘ
linked to: Marlene Dietrich–Josef von Sternberg collaborations
The Devil Is a Woman → notableCollaboration → Marlene Dietrich and Josef von Sternberg ⓘ
linked to: Marlene Dietrich–Josef von Sternberg collaborations