This is a wonderful film, Dietrich is very beautiful. Marshall and Douglas are tremendous actors giving excellent performances. The first 3/4 of the film is filled with innuendos mostly accomplished thru the actors eyes, Marlene is superb at this. The last 1/4 the innuendos are delivered more through speech. Has any actress dressed more beautifully in film than Dietrich? I can't think of one. Someone in the comments said it was an escapist film with no thought of WWII. The war about to erupt. It did so in 1939 with the Nazi invasion.of Poland. But Marshall plays a harried diplomat. But no one knew where war would break out in 1937, but Yugoslavia, a potential hot spot, is mentioned twice in the film. In 1937 American audiences needed some diversion. At any rate 1936 was the worse year of the great depression in the U.S. Audiences would have enjoyed the rich settings and the touches of humor and an hour and a half of romantic diversion. The same as I've just done in our troubled time.
@rehab53555 ай бұрын
well said
@IEW-dg4di3 ай бұрын
Hedy Lamar. She comes to mind, having been considered the most beautiful woman in the world, at one point in time. She was Austrian, extremely intelligent, & like Marlene, spoke several languages. They both exuded class & refinement & were superb actresses. Both were idolized by millions, & neither found happiness in their personal live.
@DonaldPBorchersOG3 ай бұрын
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@EllieD.Violet5 ай бұрын
I remember Marlene to have worn MAGNIFICENT wardrobe un this movie, saw it as a teenie. Thank you very much!
@rescuepetsrule68425 ай бұрын
I'm a Jewelry collector- she wore some stunning pieces, rather fake or not.
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@davidmann43155 ай бұрын
Thanks for the excellent quality print. All the better to appreciate Marlene's beauty.
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@madonnazoneАй бұрын
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@rehab53555 ай бұрын
Bloody Hell...I teared up at the end....I loved herbert Marshall in "The Peterville Diamond" excellent film as well.....Thank you sooooo much for posting this!
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@rescuepetsrule68425 ай бұрын
Wonderful story with great actors. Even the staff was amusing. Beautiful sets & wardrobe, too. TY.
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@tomalexander43274 ай бұрын
What a marvellously elegant, charming film written and directed with dry witty precision that sparkles under the restrained atmosphere of high society drawing rooms and manners. Thank you Marlene, Melvyn and Herbert for making me smile.
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@90FF15 ай бұрын
Romance, infidelity, with a touch of comedy, at a high level of sophistication (stuffy) .Great cast. Entertaining, Hank you.
@DonaldPBorchersOG2 ай бұрын
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@robertd.carver62405 ай бұрын
Did Lubitsch's world of wit, sophistication and sheer elegance mixed with understated sensuality ever really exist?
@rehab53555 ай бұрын
yes 3 times ............. only in the movies
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@andyyelbid5 ай бұрын
Thankyou, I will watch anything by Lubitch. Have not seen this one before so looking forward to it.
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@johnmitchelljr5 ай бұрын
Thank you from a Melvyn Douglas fan.
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@darlinecason18604 ай бұрын
The furniture n clothes influenced me all thru my life..films like this will never come again..Great actors!!
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@stevemartin61444 ай бұрын
I've heard about this movie throughout my life but never had the opportunity to watch it. Thank you!!!
@DonaldPBorchersOG2 ай бұрын
I guess you can cross that off your bucket list. Ha! Thanks for watching.
@nacholulu5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
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@mariellegrass-singing47183 ай бұрын
What a divinity and what style! That was Marlene.....but she worked very hard and she had a will of iron. Family was absolutely first. She supported all of her family. Everything was the very best quality. She designed her own clothes and did her own makeup. What a woman! As to men, ah, well.
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@MaraBurkhardtАй бұрын
Thank you very much.
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@firouz2563 ай бұрын
Great script, solid acting and astonishing production but I don't care... I am here for Marelene's always super casual outfits!
@DonaldPBorchersOG2 ай бұрын
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@minem99299 күн бұрын
GREAT MOVIE THANK YOU FOR SHARING
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@brx10302 ай бұрын
Talent and beautiful inside and out.
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@tombaker45865 ай бұрын
Mr Borchers is the best ! Greetings from Brussels.
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@TheBelilu5 ай бұрын
I LOVE Me;vin Douglas!!!
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@Zhila777Ай бұрын
In the Old movies , everybody Fall in love in one sec!? Is it the beauty!? Good clothes !? Or the money 🥸 or all together !?😵💫
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@tombaker45863 ай бұрын
Mr Borchers, i think one still can make a great small movie on " x " and KZbin. I recently see many great visual and acting/personality talent on these two platforms and i try to connect creator a to b...and i have a decent crowdfunding wallet , ready to support them in making a new movie... we'll see 🙂. I screened the films presented on your channel, and was very touched by the movie " Angel " , it is a powerful film... greetings, Tom, Brussels.
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@tombaker4586Ай бұрын
15 million is a bit out of my reach, but if there's an unknown starting director, i'm in for crowdfunding...thanks and long live the movies.
@kaythomas58844 ай бұрын
Great ending ❤
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@jooei28105 ай бұрын
Never been seen before to distract people from current affairs at this magnitude.
@EllieD.Violet5 ай бұрын
Affairs? Magnitude? Life is rather normal.
@Aristipp-ng5fu5 ай бұрын
Not that many people have been distracted yet. None of the demonstrators on both sides would watch this film.
@EllieD.Violet5 ай бұрын
@@Aristipp-ng5fu The French are demonstrating again? Don't think so. The 'Murricans? The Brits? Also, for the rest of our club 🇪🇺 - not everything perfect, but pretty good.
@DonaldPBorchersOGАй бұрын
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@davidhull71153 ай бұрын
What kind of man would turn his back to Marlene Dietrich to deal with Yugoslavia?
@DonaldPBorchersOG2 ай бұрын
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@harvardkarbodie5 ай бұрын
Only Lubitsch.
@rehab53555 ай бұрын
brilliant
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@davidhull71153 ай бұрын
I think she made the right decision.
@DonaldPBorchersOG2 ай бұрын
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@madonnazoneАй бұрын
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@sharksport015 ай бұрын
In the last scenes Marlene had no lower eyelashes. 1:25:43
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@markbayer15735 ай бұрын
Herbert Marshall is married to Marlene Dietrich, but is so wrapped up in his career as a successful diplomat that he neglects how fortunate he is to be married to Marlene Dietrich. She stumbles into an affair with Melvyn Douglas. Needless to say, complications ensue. This is one of those 1937 movies that would have come off as infinitely more exciting, vital and contemporary had it been made in 1932 and that darn old Hays Code (instituted in 1934) hadn't gotten in the way. Despite the stars, this is stodgy rather than sexy, and the talking-heads presentation allows director Ernst Lubitsch little opportunity to be stylish. Plus, given its background and timing, its depiction of European events is startlingly naive; the world may have been sitting on a powder keg, but you'd never know it here! Most notable aspect of this movie is its utter meh-ness; if you wanted to argue that not everything that Ms Dietrich or Mr Lubitsch made was a gem, Exhibit A is sitting right here! 4/10.
@robertdoherty20015 ай бұрын
Well observed; I agree. This film confirmed Dietrich’s reputation as box office poison, though it’s not that bad a film, really.
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@johnsmith-ht3syАй бұрын
Folks went to the cinema for enjoyable escapism regardless of the era. Presently today here in England we are sitting on a powder keg, but you wouldn't know it, life continues as normal. I adore Russian women, they are not my enemies. The deep state is.
@pressureworks5 ай бұрын
Dull acting they're just doing a job of reading their lines. No great expression of emotions. The servants exchanges are the only interesting parts and seems like maybe some scenes with the servants were cut.. a different film focusing on just the servants observations of the goings on would've been interesting... especially if the servants were...HOWARD, FINE AND HOWARD !!!!or Even Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy.
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@pressureworks3 ай бұрын
@@DonaldPBorchersOG thank you for posting the old, old, old films. Very entertaining.