Review of The Scarlet Empress (1934) by Patrick D — 23 Jan 2009
Historical melodrama, with sets that punch you in the face. This film has a big German Expressionist hangover but it just adds to make it really visually stunning, and effective.
It's hard to pass up a chance to stare at Marlene Dietrich, but this experiment by Sternberg is one of the better, and more dark ways to do so.
This review of The Scarlet Empress (1934) was written by Patrick D on 23 Jan 2009.
The Scarlet Empress has generally received very positive reviews.
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