Scarlet Empress (1934)
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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 11 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Synopsis:
When the innocent Princess Sophia of Prussia marries the grandson of Peter the Great she is forced to change her name, and her religion. She descends into a world of sexual decadence as Katherine emerging as one of the most powerful rulers in Russian history. Intensely erotic, the film was very... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, C. Aubrey Smith, Louise Dresser
Director: Josef Von Sternberg
Screenwriter: Manuel Komroff
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, Richard Wagner, Josef Von Sternberg
Screenwriter: Manuel Komroff
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, Richard Wagner, Josef Von Sternberg
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08/08/06 03:16 AM
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Von Sternberg's most realized film that combines a brilliant spectacle of royal pomp and mise-en-scene with Harpo Marx-like silent comedy.
02/14/06 04:45 PM
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02/09/06 03:17 AM
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01/20/06 03:16 AM
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Unhinged and marvelous; it walks a thin line between melodrama and farce.
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07/09/04 08:43 PM
A thrilling historical pageant, featuring one of the most mind-blowing mises-en-scenes ever created for a film, plus iconic performances by Dietrich, Jaffe, and Dresser.
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08/17/03 09:44 AM
Sternberg belongs in the very top ranks of any list of the greatest filmmakers of all time -- and nowhere is this more apparent than here.
02/02/03 09:01 PM
The filmmaking is invigorating, with some of the images standing out as originals to this day.
03/05/02 08:00 AM
a dense, visually astounding portrait of a woman evolving from an innocent, inexperienced, and idealistic girl to a shrewd, calculating empress
06/13/01 09:32 AM
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