One of the first films to usher in sound in cinema, "The Blue Angel" remains an outstanding cinematic achievement that has influenced untold numbers of artists in all avenues of performance and exhibition.
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04/12/09
The Blue Angel (1930)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:30
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.3/10
Consensus: Marlene Dietrich steals more than one show in this backstage tragedy about a lowly professor besotted with a cruel and enigmatic singer.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: This Josef Von Sternberg film, based on Heinrich Mann's novel PROFESSOR UNRAT, made Marlene Dietrich a star and began a tumultuous relationship between star and director that spanned Sternberg's... [More]
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Kurt Gerron, Rosa Valetti
Director: Josef Von Sternberg
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Reviews for The Blue Angel
A remarkable performance from Emil Jannings.
07/28/08
Director Von Sternberg does whatever is necessary to emphasize the moral decline of not only Jannings but also the community around him.
07/28/08
Top CriticThe first film collaboration between Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich, this reeks with decay and sexuality.
07/28/08
Top CriticIf The Blue Angel is familiar material, it is also the sort of hing that Jannings does better than anyone else.
07/28/08
Top CriticOn top of the drawing power of Jannings comes the discovery of a new magnet, Marlene Dietrich.
06/02/08
Top CriticClassic Con Sternberg drama which made Dietrich a superstar.
02/22/08
A landmark early talkie that's marvelously outdated.
09/12/07
A seminal work in world cinema, it's best known as the movie that catapulted Dietrich to int'l stardom, but it remains one of the most powerful and disturbing studies of amour fou (literally) and sado-masochism, with a haunting turn by Emile Jannings
08/07/06
The film looks and sounds its age, but remains enthralling.
02/09/06
Top CriticNot only is Mr. Jannings's and Miss Dietrich's acting excellent, but they are supported by an unusually competent cast.
01/28/06
Top CriticNo review available.
02/14/05
Exceptionally high drama for its day, this tragic, tragic tale can tend to drag, but it's one of the best examples of well-realized filmmaking from the first half of the 20th century.
01/18/05
No review available.
12/16/04
A classic of the German cinema. Jannings is tragic, Dietrich is devastating.
08/30/04
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02/28/04
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05/27/03
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05/23/03
Static and dated, its only redemption is Dietrich.
09/18/02
Though the film is hopelessly dated by today's standards, it does contain two powerful performances.
09/04/02
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