February 25 THU 8:30pm:
Von Sternberg/Dietrich
Shanghai Express
(Directed by Joseph Von Sternberg/1932/80mins.)
With Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong
“It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily,” drawls Dietrich as she (as the illustrious prostitute) embarks on a train journey from Peking to Shanghai during the Chinese civil war. Shanghai Express is laden with the legendary complex cinematic atmosphere created by Josef Von Sternberg especially for his star Marlene Dietrich, which is thick enough to cut with a knife.
WINNER: Academy Award Best Cinematography.
Best Picture, Best Director Nominations
“WILL YOU NEVER LEARN TO BELIEVE WITHOUT TRUTH?” Indeed, that’s what all Dietrich-Sternberg pictures are asking. The secret is that while you ask Shanghai Express if there is any truth to it, Sternberg is posing that question inside the film itself.”-Daniel Kasman, The Auteurs
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