Blonde Venus
(DVD)
Contributors
Von Sternberg, Josef, 1894-1969, film director.
Furthman, Jules, screenwriter.
Lauren, S. K., 1892-1979, screenwriter.
Dietrich, Marlene, actor.
Marshall, Herbert, 1890-1966, actor.
Furthman, Jules, screenwriter.
Lauren, S. K., 1892-1979, screenwriter.
Dietrich, Marlene, actor.
Marshall, Herbert, 1890-1966, actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Format
DVD
Edition
Six-DVD special edition., DVD special edition.
ISBN
9781681434698, 1681434695, 9781681434612, 168143461X
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Library - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA BLO | Reshelving |
| Millhopper Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA BLO | In |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Actresses -- Drama.
Adultery -- Drama.
Closed captioning.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Married women -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Musical films.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women singers -- Drama.
Adultery -- Drama.
Closed captioning.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Married women -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Musical films.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women singers -- Drama.
More Details
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Edition
Six-DVD special edition., DVD special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681434698, 1681434695, 9781681434612, 168143461X
UPC
715515217118
Notes
General Note
Title from title screen; statement of responsibility and crew credits partially from boxed set's accompanying book.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932.
General Note
"New, restored 4K digital transfer."
General Note
1.37:1 aspect ratio.
General Note
Issued in a boxed set: Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood, which includes an accompanying book (80 pages : illustrations; 19 cm).
General Note
Special features: 2018 interview with costume designer and historian Deborah Nadoolman Landis about the films' costumes and their designer, Travis Banton; 2018 interview with Deutsche Kinemathek curator Silke Ronneburg about the museum's Marlene Dietrich collection in Berlin; The fashion side of Hollywood, a 1935 publicity short featuring Dietrich and Banton.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Bert Glennon ; editor, Joseph von Sternberg ; music, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold, Paul Marquardt, Oscar Potoker.
Participants/Performers
Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Cary Grant, Dickie Moore, Gene Morgan, Rita La Roy.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 4:3 full screen; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English with some German; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Von Sternberg, J., Furthman, J., Lauren, S. K., Dietrich, M., Marshall, H., Grant, C., Moore, D., Morgan, G., & La Roy, R. (2018). Blonde Venus (Six-DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Josef Von Sternberg et al.. 2018. Blonde Venus. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Josef Von Sternberg et al.. Blonde Venus The Criterion Collection, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Von Sternberg, Josef, et al. Blonde Venus Six-DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2018.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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