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The Scarlet Empress

Beyond Camp or the Politics of Persona: Josef von Sternberg’s The Scarlet Empress

“Marlene Dietrich was used as a camera subject instead of as a person. She’s photographed behind veils and fishnets, while dwarfs slither about and bells

Jedda

Marbuk Struts His Stuff: Jedda (Charles Chauvel, 1955)

“You silly lubras. All the time you talk about this new boy Marbuk. He’s the same as any other boy.” - Jedda (Ngarla Kunoth) to

A Legend that Dare Not Imprint its Name: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962 USA 123 mins) Prod Co: John Ford Productions/Paramount Prod: Willis Goldbeck, John Ford [uncredited] Dir: John Ford Scr:

Time and Tide (and Torrents of Discourse): The Ister

The Ister (2004 Australia 189 mins) Prod, Dir, Phot, Sound Des: David Barison, Daniel Ross Ed: David Barison Mus: Selections from Anton Bruckner, Frans Schubert,

The Lady in Red: Jezebel

Jezebel (1938 USA 103 mins) Prod Co: Warner Bros. Dir, Prod: William Wyler Scr: Robert Buckner, Abem Finkel, John Huston, Clements Ripley, adapted from the

All for Art(-ifice): The Tales of Hoffmann

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951 UK 128 mins) Source: BFI Prod Co: The Archers for London Films Productions Prod, Dir: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger Scr:

Dental as Anything: Tell Me if it Hurts

Tell Me if it Hurts (1934 Britain 20 mins) Source: NFVLS Prod, Dir, Scr: Richard Massingham Phot: Karl Urbahn Mus: Harry Platt Cast: Russell Waters,

Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight (1932 USA 96 mins) Source: NLA/ACMI Prod Co: Paramount Prod, Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Scr: Samuel Hoffenstein, Waldemar Young, George Marion Jr., based

Jacquot de Nantes

Jacquot de Nantes (1991 France 118 mins) Source: CNC Prod Co: Centre National de la Cinématographie/Ciné Tamaris/La Sept Cinéma/Le Studio Canal/Sofiarp Dir, Scr: Agnès Varda,

Grit ‘n’ Glitz: Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933 USA 97 mins) Source: Chapel Films Prod Co: Warner Bros. Prod: Robert Lord Dir: Mervyn LeRoy, Busby Berkeley (all musical

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