Blonde Venus
Dir: Josef von Sternberg
USA, 1932, 94 minmins, DCP
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Cary Grant, Herbert Marshall
Nymph-mother-starlet-whore-heroine, the rise and fall of Marlene Dietrich affirms a woman’s ability to transform herself in the face of oppressive forces – in her legendary metamorphosis from a chained gorilla into a glittering Aphrodite amongst the savages. In extremes of glamor and squalor, Sternberg remodels the morality tale of a devoted mother’s misadventures into a probing analysis of gender and exploitation, in a fascinating mixture of harsh realism and romantic passions. Dietrich’s mysterious nature of magnetism and her vulnerability to love is sympathetic – who can resist the charms of Cary Grant?
30/11 (SAT): Film talk with Fiona Law
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
Tai Kwun
Chinese Subtitles
Post-screening talk
Remarks
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