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The Blue Angel (Kino Restored Edition)

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Marlene Dietrich stars as nightclub singer Lola Lola, whose unrestrained sexuality was a revelation to moviegoers of the early 1930's. Emil Jannings delivers a towering performance as the sexually repressed professor of a boys school who is fatefully seduced by Lola Lola and dragged down a path of personal degradation. ... German with English subtitles.
  • Starring: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich
  • Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
  • Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes
  • Studio: Kino International
 
  
 
 

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Synopsis: Marlene Dietrich stars as nightclub singer Lola Lola, whose unrestrained sexuality was a revelation to moviegoers of the early 1930's. Emil Jannings delivers a towering performance as the sexually repressed professor of a boys school who is fatefully seduced by Lola Lola and dragged down a path of personal degradation. German with English subtitles.
Starring: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich
Supporting actors: Kurt Gerron, Hans Albers
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Genre: Drama, Musical
Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes
Studio: Kino International
ASIN: B002Q7DGD8 (Rental) and B005DWAJ42 (Purchase)
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The Blue Angel DVD ~ Emil Jannings

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Theatrical Release Information
  • Production Company: Universum Film (UFA)
  • Filming Locations: Berlin, Germany | Berliner Union-Film Studio, Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany | Universum-Film-Aktengesellschaft Studios, Berlin, Germany
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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Beware! No German Blue Angel, December 6, 2006
This review is from: Glamour Girls: The Leading Ladies Five-Pack (Love Me Tonight / The Blue Angel / Pandora and the Flying Dutchman / The Good Fairy / Lured) (DVD)
This set only contains the English version of the film. You still need to shell out $31.00 for the earlier KINO release of the film that has both the German and English versions. If the superior German version had been included, this set would have received a 5 star rating.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Death disguised as love, May 2, 2009
This review is from: The Blue Angel (DVD)
I have owned and watched several versions of this film. I even have the film script. I would say that the Kino two DVD versions is the best presentation so far. I watched both the English and German versions I find the story depressing but the telling of it and the acting fascinating.

A real added plus is the commentary by German Film Historian Werner Sedendorf. He brought up information directly relating to the film at the time it was relevant. Then he left some berating room so you could absorb and experience the information. To many commentaries turn into soap-box discussions or rill in slow times with useful information that however is irrelevant to the film at the time. The film has so much hidden death and lost culture that after the commentary you will have to watch it again.

The English version is not really entirely English. Enough English is presented that the German in-between is clear enough to follow the story. However the German version is spoken clear without mumbling and lacks any slang that would force the casual follower to rush for a dictionary.

The basic story is as Federico Garcia Lorca describes in his play, "The butterfly's Evil Spell", death in disguise of love. Prof. Immanuel Rath (Emil Jannings), a person afraid of life, starts out to save his students, who want to embrace life, from a fate worse than death. In the process he meats an entertainer, Lola Lola (Marlene Dietrich). She inadvertently is the instrument of the Professors downfall from grace.

The magic of the film is more in the telling of the story through acting, sound, and symbolism than the story its self.

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Synergy brand - NOT DVD!!!, November 25, 2011
This review is from: The Blue Angel (DVD)
This is on the Synergy item only. It is NOT a DVD and Amazon is getting worse and worse about disclosing this. In search results, Amazon says DVD. Under Format, Amazon says DVD. Not disclosed anywhere in the main info. Well down the page, in small italics, Amazon finally admits that it is only a DVD-R. Evil bad Amazon! Please email Amazon and show them your displeasure.

Movie, by the way, is pretty good. I'd give it three stars.
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