The Blue Angel / Der Blaue Engel (1930) [The Master of Cinema series #49]
2xDVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | ~ 7500 kbps | 13.8Gb
Audio: Disk 1 - German AC3 2.0 @ 320 Kbps, Disk 2 - English AC3 2.0 @ 320 Kbps | Subtitles: English
02:04:00 | Germany | Drama, Musical
2xDVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | ~ 7500 kbps | 13.8Gb
Audio: Disk 1 - German AC3 2.0 @ 320 Kbps, Disk 2 - English AC3 2.0 @ 320 Kbps | Subtitles: English
02:04:00 | Germany | Drama, Musical
An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, Rosa Valetti, Hans Albers, Reinhold Bernt, Eduard von Winterstein, Hans Roth, Rolf Muller, Roland Varno, Carl Balhaus, Robert Klein-Lork, Charles Puffy, Wilhelm Diegelmann, Gerhard Bienert, Ilse Furstenberg, The Weintraub Syncopators, Friedrich Hollaender, Wolfgang Staudte
SYNOPSIS:
On the surface the story is a simple one — about the ruin and degradation of a respected high school professor by an erotic but disreputable cabaret singer, Lola Lola, but there is more: Subsequent history has shown The Blue Angel to be a fascinating documentary of the decadence of the fast-evaporating post-WWI Weimar Republic that would come crashing down with the advent of Adolph Hitler in 1933. Professor Rath (Emil Jannings) represents the staid German tradition while decadent Lola Lola represents the perilous forces that will bring Germany to her knees in the not-too-distant future. For another look at this interesting time period, the viewer is directed to the excellent Cabaret starring Liza Minelli.
One of the earliest "talkie" films, Director Josef von Sternberg’s The Blue Angel introduced American audiences to German femme fatale Marlene Dietrich. Actually, the film was released right after Dietrich’s Hollywood debut in Morocco, also directed by Josef von Sternberg and featuring a young Gary Cooper.
Ironically, veteran German actor and Academy Award winner Emil Jannings’ was the "star" of The Blue Angel, however the German bombshell stole the picture right out from under him. Clearly, Jannings had nothing to offer compared to the sight of Dietrich adjusting her panties on camera.
Disk 1 - German language version
Disk 2 - English language version
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