Marlene Dietrich – The Glamour Collection (Morocco/ Blonde Venus/ The Devil Is a Woman/ Flame of New Orleans/ Golden Earrings)
- Actors: Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Cary Grant, Lionel Atwill, Ray Milland.
- Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC.
- Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
- Not Rated. Run Time: 441 minutes.
Undeniably one of the most beautiful and dazzling actresses to ever grace the silver screen, Marlene Dietrich was renowned for her sultry voice and her alluring “bedroom eyes.” This unprecedented 5-movie collection pays homage to the legendary Oscar®-nominated leading lady whose extraordinary talents revolutionized cinema and inspired passion in audiences around the globe. See Marlene in her American movie debut as a glamorous cabaret singer in Morocco; experience the heart-wrenching anguish of a woman torn between two men, her successful career on stage and her child in Blonde Venus; join in the mystery and mayhem of Spain’s Carnevale in The Devil Is a Woman; hit the road to jewels and jeopardy in The Flame of New Orleans; and be seduced by a lusty gypsy on a secret mission during World War II in Golden Earrings. It’s a stunning tribute to a screen siren who remains one of the most fascinating women of all time.Marlene Dietrich was one of the cinema’s glorious creatures, an elega
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GLAMOUR , YES…..,
…but that’s about it. While this hotly awaited (at least by me) collection contains three of Dietrich’s Josef von Sternberg films (“Morrocco”, “Blonde Venus” and “The Devil is A Woman”) and one by Rene’ Clair (“Flame of New Orleans”) it , alas, does not contain Dietrich and von Sternberg’s “Shanghai Express” which it could have sorely used. The 5th film “Golden Earrings” is not one I would have chosen. And the packaging here is less than appetizing. Very cheaply done. Although the films look OK, cramming them onto 2 discs does not give them the respect they are due. They should have been individually packaged with their original poster art, etc. This would have made a fine collector’s item. Dietrich (and esp. von Sternberg) were unique, even for their era. Watch “Devil is A Woman” for example. The Travis Banton costumes, the setting of Carnivale in Spain during the 1800′s, Dietrich’s slightly over the top performance as a femme fatale—all beautifully and baroquely realized by von Sterberg. Quite unlike anything else from the 1930′s. But for fans , this is it and I guess we should be grateful they’re even out at all in watchable prints. Still, it’s sad that this set could’ve been done so differently…for the better that is.
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|No worries; the prints are very good!,
When you are buying classic movies on DVD, your main concern probably is the quality of the film transfers. Who wants to watch grainy, unrestored black-and-white films when such beautiful transfers of other films have been released (Now Voyager or Mildred Pierce, for example)? My point is all classic films deserve first-rate dvd transfers.
I am happy to report that the films in Universal’s Marlene Dietrich collection all look very good. The transfers are not perfect, and quite possibly could have been restored to a greater extent. However, the transfers look just as good as anything WB has been releasing lately. The transfers are about on par with titles from the Greta Garbo or Joan Crawford collections from WB; not perfect, but very nice.
My main complaint is there were not more Dietrich films in this collection. I would love to also have Shanghai Express, The Scarlet Empress, Desire, Angel, Dishonored, and A Foreign Affair. Hopefully, Universal will release a second volume with these titles.
Athough the packaging is attractive, it is cheap. The movies are crammed on two-sided DVDs. It’s mystifying why Universal saw fit to cram four titles on one double-sided DVD and one title (Golden Earrings) on one side of the other double-sided DVD (leaving a complete side with nothing on it). It seems a waste of DVD space to me; why not put three more titles in the set with that extra space? Or, for better picture quality, put one title on three DVD sides, and two on one side? My guess is they were in a big, careless hurry.
Luckilly, this is not that big of a deal. The films are here, they look good, and the price is a bargain! In these days, who can afford to spend all their money on movies? WB may be charging the cost of this set for one movie alone, and with about the same transfer quality. At least Universal gives us five films for the cost of one WB title!
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