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Josef von Sternberg - Dishonored (1931)

Posted By: amlo01

Date: 30 Jul 2011 03:48:41

Josef von Sternberg - Dishonored (1931)
DVD-Rip | MKV x264 at 2 037 Kbps | 720 x 560 (1.402) at 25.000 fps | AC-3 at 192 Kbps (2 ch) 48.0 KHz
Language: English | Subtitles: English & French | Runtime: 1h 27mn | 1.37 GiB
Sourced from "De Marlene Dietrich Collectie" (Indies, 2009) | Genres: Drama, Music, War

Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz

Contemporary viewers who go into Dishonored expecting a musty, dated espionage melodrama will be in for a surprise. Marlene Dietrich delivers a subtle and witty performance as a Viennese prostitute who offers her services as a spy during WWI. As "Agent X-27" our heroine proves invaluable to her superiors, seducing and betraying enemy officers with the greatest of ease. But when she falls in love with Russian spy Lt. Kranau (Victor McLaglen), she permits him to escape her clutches, and as a consequence is sentenced to be executed. Ever the mistress of her own fate, "X-27" stands proud and tall before the firing squad, even comforting the officer in charge (Barry Norton) who can't bring himself to shoot a woman. The scenes between Dietrich and bemedalled general Warner Oland are in themselves worthy of the admission price; equally as entertaining is the brief sequence in which the jaded heroine disguises herself as a zaftig peasant girl. (Hal Erickson @ allrovi.com)

Review by Craig Butler @ allrovi:
Though far from a classic, Dishonored is an immensely enjoyable vehicle for Marlene Dietrich, and a treat for fans of the screen goddess. Those who know Dietrich primarily as an icy, world weary siren, the personality with which she is often unfairly associated, will be in for a surprise here. "I'm not afraid of living or of dying," she announces early on, and she certainly demonstrates her capacity for living in here in a performance which moves from joyousness, strength and vitality to a doomed resignation born of doomed love – and is always believable. A highlight is Dietrich's richly comic (and mostly silent) turn as fresh-off-the-farm scullery maid, a disguise which allows the actress to demonstrate a surprising talent for broad comedy. Aside from Dietrich, Dishonored has some problems. The script, though serviceable, is a bit short on inspiration and surprise; it gets to where it needs to go, but it doesn't take the viewer on a particularly interesting ride along the way. Director Josef von Sternberg does wonderfully with Dietrich and gets a good performance from Warner Oland, but he can't help Victor McLaglen get a handle on his character, leaving him to do little more than strut and stick an annoying leer on his face for extended periods of time. Von Sternberg does provide some beautiful visuals, of course, especially during one of his trademark party scenes; but he also overindulges a penchant for lengthy cross-fades. Despite its flaws, Dishonored is worth watching for Dietrich – and she's quite an eyeful.

Review by Genevieve McGillicuddy @ tcm:
The rivalry between Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich dates back to Dietrich's entry into Hollywood. Even before Dietrich's biggest German-language film, The Blue Angel (1930), had been released in the United States, Paramount Studios had started a campaign promoting their new star and her first American film, Morocco (1930), co-starring the up-and-coming Gary Cooper. As Paramount's answer to MGM's biggest star, Dietrich ironically had played an unbilled role in one of Garbo's first big hits, G.W. Pabst's The Joyless Street (1925). In that film, Garbo stars as a young girl pushed into prostitution. In Dishonored (1931), her second American film, Dietrich plays a prostitute who is recruited to spy for her country under the code name "X-27." Her character and story is reminiscent of Mata Hari (1932), which was no coincidence. When word came that Garbo was playing the famous female spy in an upcoming film, Dishonored was quickly moved into production and was released nearly two years before Garbo's portrayal of the seductive spy.

Initially, Gary Cooper was to re-team with Dietrich, but the role eventually went to Victor McLaglen. Now working on his third film with his muse, von Sternberg wished to expand the gallery of Dietrich characters. In Dishonored, Dietrich takes on a variety of disguises.. And no film heroine died with more panache than Dietrich. Upon facing a firing squad, X-27 applies lipstick and dons her streetwalking clothing so that she may "die in the uniform in which (she) had served" her countrymen. Dietrich's portrayal of X-27 was lauded as intelligent and captivating by critics. A fascinating portrayal of sex and death, Dishonored is an underrated and interesting chapter in the Dietrich-von Sternberg legacy.

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DVD-Rip MKV x264 | 720 x 544 | 0.2 bpp | AC-3 192 Kbps | English & French subs
Sourced from "De Marlene Dietrich Collectie" (2009) - Indies Home Entertainment (Netherlands)

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