Blonde Venus (Indiscretion) (1932)

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Directed by

Josef von Sternberg

Starring (View all)

Marlene Dietrich
Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones

Herbert Marshall
Edward 'Ned' Faraday

Cary Grant
Nick Townsend

Dickie Moore
Johnny Faraday

Gene Morgan
Ben Smith

Rita La Roy
Taxi Belle Hooper

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Dan O'Connor

Sidney Toler
Detective Wilson

Written by

Jules Furthman
(by) and

Josef von Sternberg
story (uncredited)

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Blonde Venus

13 years, 3 months ago at Jan 29 8:08

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Blonde Venus might not be the best of the films Marlene Dietrich and her mentor/lover/victim Josef von Sternberg made together, but it’s definitely one of the more iconic. In each film there is a man who falls into Dietrich’s web, a man that she uses, abuses and laughs as he comes crawling back for more. There is a small element to that in this film, but mostly it’s just a showcase for Dietr... read more

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Description: Josef von Sternberg returned Marlene Dietrich to the stage in Blonde Venus, both a glittering spectacle and a sweeping melodrama about motherly devotion. Unfolding episodically, the film tells the story of Helen (Dietrich), once a German chanteuse, now an American housewife, who resurrects her stage career after her husband (Herbert Marshall) falls ill; she then becomes the mistress of a millionaire (Cary Grant), in a slide from loving martyr to dishonored woman. Despite production difficulties courtesy of the Hays Office, the director’s baroque visual style shines, as do one of the most memorable musical numbers in all of cin ... (more)

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"28.11. Marlene Dietrich on jälleen kerran räväkkä laulajatar, mutta Blonde Venus onneksi hieman tavallisesta poikkeava pettämiskertomus. Tarina itsessään on ihan kiinnostava, mutta lopun yhteenpalaaminen kliseefestivaali. Kabareehommat eivät kiinnosta minua, ja kun elokuvan kestosta aika paljon on vain Dietrichin esiintyimisellä hekumointia, tippuu pisteitä aika ronskisti, vaikka muuten elokuvasta pidinkin."

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