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The Blue Angel

Movie · 1930 · 108 min

A slow, painful descent into humiliation and obsession, watching a proud man crumble is both tragic and darkly comic.

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1930 German film directed by Josef von Sternberg
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Year
1930
Runtime
108 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Josef von Sternberg
Written by
Heinrich Mann, Carl Zuckmayer, Josef von Sternberg, Robert Liebmann
Starring
Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Hans Albers, Kurt Gerron, Wolfgang Staudte, Rosa Valetti, Friedrich Hollaender, Carl Balhaus
Music
Friedrich Hollaender
Cinematography
Günther Rittau, Hans Schneeberger
Runtime
108 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, English

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