Review of The Scarlet Empress (1934) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 19 Aug 2014
Josef von Sternberg's 1934 film turns the legend of Catherine the Great into a study of sexuality sadistically repressed and reborn as politics, thus anticipating Bertolucci by three decades.
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This review of The Scarlet Empress (1934) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 19 Aug 2014.
The Scarlet Empress has generally received very positive reviews.
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