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Blonde Venus

1932 · 93 min

A lush, sorrowful melodrama of sacrifice and desire, carried by smoky cabaret numbers and a mother's aching devotion.

Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Cary Grant

Tagline: What could she do but flee from love? She loved two men at once!
Overview: In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.

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Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Cary Grant

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
parenthood
betrayal
class
Places: big city
home
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Written by: Jules Furthman, Josef von Sternberg, S.K. Lauren
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Cary Grant, Dickie Moore, Gene Morgan, Rita La Roy, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Sidney Toler
Music: W. Franke Harling, Oscar Potoker
Cinematography: Bert Glennon
Runtime: 93 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, French, German

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