{"product_id":"marlene-dietrich-josef-von-sternberg-at-paramount-1930-1935-limited-edition-region-b","title":"Marlene Dietrich \u0026 Josef Von Sternberg at Paramount 1930-1935 (Limited Edition, Region B)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe collaboration between filmmaker Josef von Sternberg and actress Marlene Dietrich is one of the most enduring in all Hollywood cinema. Tasked by Paramount bosses to find ‘the next big thing’, director von Sternberg lighted upon German silent star Dietrich and brought her to Hollywood. Successfully transitioning from the silent to the sound era, together they crafted a series of remarkable features that expressed a previously hitherto unbridled ecstasy in the process of filmmaking itself. Marked by striking cinematography, beautiful design and elaborate camerawork these vibrantly sensuous films redefined cinema of the time, while Dietrich’s sexually ambiguous on-screen personas caused a sensation and turned her from actor to superstar and icon. Lavish, lascivious and wildly eccentric, the films Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich made for Paramount Pictures in the 1930s provide a unique testimony to Hollywood’s Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe six films that von Sternberg made with Dietrich in Hollywood are presented here in new restorations on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Containing a wealth of new and archival extras – including new appreciations, interviews, audio commentaries, rare films, outtakes and deleted audio, documentaries… and more! This collection is strictly limited to 6,000 units.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eINDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMOROCCO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2K restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio commentary with film critics Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger (2019)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroduction by Nicholas von Sternberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2019, 11 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMorocco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas well as his father’s early film career\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Art of Josef von Sternberg\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(2019, 10 mins): Nicholas von Sternberg reflects on his father’s work in painting and sculpture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLux Radio Theatre: ‘The Legionnaire and the Lady’\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(1936, 59 mins): radio adaptation of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMorocco\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage gallery: promotional and publicity material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUK premiere on Blu-ray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDISHONORED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4K restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroduction by Nicholas von Sternberg\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(2019, 12 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDishonored\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJosef von Sternberg, a Retrospective\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(1969, 78 mins): feature-length television documentary by the acclaimed Belgian filmmaker Harry Kümel, containing rare interview footage with von Sternberg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I did what he told me to do.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2019, 17 mins): video essay on the films of Marlene Dietrich and Josef von Sternberg by film historian Tag Gallagher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage gallery: promotional and publicity material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUK premiere on Blu-ray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSHANGHAI EXPRESS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4K restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio commentary with critic and film historian David Thompson (2019)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroduction by Nicholas von Sternberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2019, 4 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShanghai Express\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrouble in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2019, 24 mins): writer and filmmaker Jasper Sharp explores the life and career of actor Anna May Wong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage gallery: promotional and publicity material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUK premiere on Blu-ray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBLONDE VENUS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4K restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio commentary with film and arts critic Adrian Martin (2019)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroduction by Nicholas von Sternberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2019, 7 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlonde Venus\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDietrich, a Queer Icon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2019, 25 mins): So Mayer, author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePolitical Animals: The New Feminist Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, analyses the queer iconography and legacy of Marlene Dietrich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage gallery: promotional and publicity material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUK premiere on Blu-ray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE SCARLET EMPRESS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4K restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio commentary with writer and film programmer Tony Rayns (2019)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroduction by Nicholas von Sternberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2019, 7 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Scarlet Empress\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJosef von Sternberg: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2009, 75 mins): archival audio recording of von Sternberg’s biographer John Baxter exploring the director’s career in an event conducted at London’s BFI Southbank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Twilight of an Angel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2012, 54 mins): Dominique Leeb’s acclaimed French television documentary on Marlene Dietrich’s final years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage gallery: promotional and publicity material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUK premiere on Blu-ray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE DEVIL IS A WOMAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4K restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroduction by Nicholas von Sternberg\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(2019, 9 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Devil Is a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Fashion Side of Hollywood\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(1935, 11 mins): Paramount Pictures promotional film featuring acclaimed costume designer and long-time Marlene Dietrich collaborator Travis Banton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStyling the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2019, 23 mins): film historian Nathalie Morris explores the costume designs of Dietrich and von Sternberg’s Hollywood films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf It Isn’t Pain (Then It Isn’t Love)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1935, 3 mins): surviving audio from a deleted musical number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage gallery: promotional and publicity material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUK premiere on Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul 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