Acclaimed, award-winning filmmaker Maximillian Schell reconstructs the life and career of the enigmatic film diva. This is accomplished through use of archival footage and commentary from the actress recorded at her home. Schell's job was complicated by the aging actresses's stipulation that her face not be photographed directly.... (Full plot summary below)
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Acclaimed, award-winning filmmaker Maximillian Schell reconstructs the life and career of the enigmatic film diva. This is accomplished through use of archival footage and commentary from the actress recorded at her home. Schell's job was complicated by the aging actresses's stipulation that her face not be photographed directly.
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| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.I think we learn much more about Dietrich than we would have if she had submitted to the usual paint-by-numbers, fawning Biography Channel type of film. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThe result is a fascinating document, not only of the star herself, but also of the documentary as personal process. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeAt once enigmatic, deliberately obfuscating in nature and extremely revealing. |
| Village VoiceMelissa AndersonA shrewd summa of stardom and late-life legend-burnishing, wearily but no less admiringly acknowledging its irascible subject's perverse genius |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevySchell uses the limiting conditions-Dietrich did't let him photograph her-to an advantage, resulting in a revelatory work that's more interesting because of the combative relationship with his subject, a star wishing to keep control to the bitter end |
| User ReviewVadim DOne of the best documentaries for its' subject matter. Completely new, inventive, and engaging from beginning to the end. |
| User ReviewEric HOf course the famously reclusive Marlene Dietrich refused to appear on camera in a documentary film about her life. The real surprise was that she agreed even briefly to be filmed by Maximilian Schell. He got very lucky, since the off camera interviews combined with footage from her career led to on...read moree of the most acclaimed documentaries of the 1980s. Dietrich was a real German patriot by denouncing Hitler and actively supporting the Allies throughout World War II, for which she was an outcast for many years in her home country. And while she might not like the comparison, Dietrich is so combative and strong-willed, this makes a fascinating double bill with The Wonderful, Horrible Life Of Leni Riefenstahl who was forever on the wrong side of history but refused to admit it. |
| User ReviewPera KDietrich's last interview turned into a really fascinating, controversial documentary. Grumpy yet humble Marlene does her best to keep her star facade intact but fails measurably... |
| User ReviewPrivate UOne really has to give Schell credit. After Dietrich more or less torpedoed the documentary, he went back and reconceived the whole project, with results that are probably far more impressive than the original film would have been. Amazing, and, oddly enough, no disservice to his subject. |
