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By Bill T (1,098) on 12 Dec 2008

It is as much a love letter to textiles as it is to dietrich's flawless face. every frame screams wood! silk! feathers! fur! stone! lace…

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By Adélia J (10) on 14 Aug 2008

A must for such over the top sets and clothes…

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By X. T (149) on 18 Jul 2008

In The Scarlet Empress, Josef von Sternberg transforms his idol Marlene Dietrich from an idealistic young princess into a pessimistic goddess--literally…

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By Dave A (564) on 09 Jul 2008

Overflowing with decadence and depravity, this is director Josef von Sternberg's masterwork; the gothic sets of the Russian palace with its…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 08 Jul 2008

Breathtaking scenery. The plot is unimportant, it's all about Dietrich…

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By Byron B (1,084) on 13 Jun 2008

For a guy who's a director, cinematographer, editor, composer, and production designer; it's amazing how different this film is from his others…

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By Brian R (1,372) on 13 Jun 2008

For a guy who's a director, cinematographer, editor, composer, and production designer; it's amazing how different this film is from his others…

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By Liolia K (125) on 17 May 2008

Really well done, and close to the actual history, even though the things the cardboard said used too many valuable judgements…

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By Kim M (582) on 29 Apr 2008

Josef von Sternberg had such an eye for detail…

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By Dan G (1,214) on 03 Apr 2008

Pure opulent joy from beginning to end…

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By Ralph R (732) on 03 Apr 2008

Pure opulent joy from beginning to end…

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By Khanh D (33) on 24 Dec 2007

Dans ce film il y a un plan sublime qui laisse decouvrir en trame le visage de Marlene Dietrich…

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By David Z (189) on 22 Dec 2007

Von Sternberg's great affair with Dietrich continues, in this incredible film about a Russian Queen who banged a horse…

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By Veronique K (143) on 11 Dec 2007

Another dietrich/sternberg collaboration which highly emphasizes the supreme feminism through emanicipated sex charisma as means to dominate…

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By Robert W (1,190) on 04 Dec 2007

This is a fever-dream of a movie…

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By Merriam B (1) on 25 Oct 2007

After seeing the movie I feel like I need a time machine to travel to the past to watch the real life of the Tsars…

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By Private U (13,627) on 07 Oct 2007

Louise Dresser as the corn-husker tsaritsa of Russia is the film's greatest anachronistic offense…

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By Ryan M (2,675) on 30 Sep 2007

A lavish simulacrum of Russia and the Catherine the Great legend. More campy hilarity from von Sternberg…

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By Russell B (167) on 09 Sep 2007

A sumptuous and stylish melodrama of remarkable achievement. Von Sternberg and Dietrich at their best. Very highly recommended indeed…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 03 Sep 2007

Josef Von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich were one of the great director/actor combinations. This is their masterpiece. A stylistic triumph…

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