Morocco : originally released in 1930, aspect ratio 1.19:1, 92 mins. Morocco (Blu-ray special edition features) : new 2k digital restoration ; new interview with film scholar Janet Berstrom; Weimar on the Pacific, a new documentary about actor Marlene Dietrich's German origins, featuring film scholars Gerd Gemünden and Noah Isenberg ; brief interview with Deutsche Kinemathek curator Silke Ronneburg on the "real" Amy Jolly; The Legionnaire and the Lady, a 1936 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film, featuring Dietrich and actor Clark Gable. Dishonored : originally released in 1931, aspect ratio 1.19:1, 91 mins. Dishonored (Blu-ray special edition features) : new restored 4k digital transfer ; new interview with director Josef von Sternberg's son, Nicholas ; new documentary on actor Marlene Dietrich's status as a feminist icon, featuring film scholars Mary Desjardins, Amy Lawrence, and Patricia White ; new video essay by critics Cristina Álvarez López and Adrian Martin about the form and style of the films. Shanghai express : originally released in 1932, aspect ratio 1.33:1, 82 mins. Shanghai express Blu-ray special edition features) : new 4k digital restoration ; new interview with film scholar Homay King, author of Lost in Translation ; Orientalism, cinema, and the Enigmatic Signifier. Blonde Venus : originally released in 1932, aspect ratio 1.37:1, 94 mins. Blonde Venus (Blu-ray special edition features) : new, restored 4k digital transfer ; new interview with costume designer and historian Deborah Nadoolman Landis about the films' costumes and their designer, the legendary Travis Banton ; new interview with Deutsche Kinemathek curator Silke Ronneburg about the museum's Marlene Dietrich collection Berlin ; the Fashion Side of Hollywood, a 1935 publicity short featuring Dietrich and Banton. The scarlet express : originally released in 1934, aspect ratio 1.37:1, 104 mins. The scarlet express (Blu-ray special edition features) : new, restored 4k digital transfer ; television interview with actor Marlene Dietrich from 1971. The devil is a woman : originally released in 1935, aspect ratio 1.37:1, 79 mins. The devil is a woman (Blu-ray special edition features) : new, restored 4k digital transfer ; "If it isn't pain" a song removed from the film. Full screen.
Contents:
[Disc 1]. Morocco -- [Disc 2]. Dishonored -- [Disc 3]. Shanghai express -- [Disc 4]. Blonde Venus -- [Disc 5]. The scarlet empress -- [Disc 6]. The devil is a woman.
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