Between 1930 and 1935, autocratic directing genius Josef von Sternberg (1894-1969) guided stunning German import Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) through 7 remarkably stylish dramatic films—all but one produced in Hollywood for Paramount Pictures. Dietrich rose to immediate stardom as cabaret heartbreaker Lola-Lola in The Blue Angel; she then generated equal notoriety in Morocco, Dishonored, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus, The Scarlett Empress (as Catherine the Great!), and, in her final Sternbeg production, The Devil is a Woman. Join film historian Max Alvarez for this seductive, stylish, and often breathtaking, journey through one of the most legendary actor-director collaborations in film history.
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