Dirigida por: Josef von SternbergWolfman escribió:...and the last one for Bresson:
Still controversial sixty-five years after its premiere, this final collaboration between Marlene Dietrich and her mentor Josef von Sternberg divides viewers into those who love its ravishing decor and its laser concentration on an unusually adult relationship, and those who find it cold, humorless, lacking character development, and too concerned with surfaces. During a seemingly endless fiesta in Seville-on-the-Paramount lot, dashing young Cesar Romero pursues Dietrich, the elusive femme fatale who is showcased in a riot of fans, mantillas, and streamers. However, much of the film is a cautionary narrative in which the older Lionel Atwill bitterly warns Romero against the ruthless "Concha Perez" by relating his sadomasochistic relationship with her. [The censors forced Sternberg to cut a song called "If It's Not Pain, It's Not Love"]. Since Atwill is made up to resemble Sternberg himself, and since the director's involvement with his star is no secret, the obsessive thrust of the story seems inescapably personal. Some argue that Sternberg made an anti-woman picture: totally unconcerned with her psychology, he objectifies a human being into a cold mannequin. On the other hand, the Dietrich character is presented as a powerful woman, in full control of her finances,her relationships, and thus her destiny. Viewers who like THE SCARLET EMPRESS should also appreciate this one, although it lacks the sympathetic elements of the earlier film. This intensely personal production, with Sternberg himself managing the lighting and camera movements, is undeniably the work of a master film-maker and a peak of Hollywood artifice.The.Devil.Is.a.Woman.1935.DVDRip.XviD-iMMORTALs.avi
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Reparto: Marlene Dietrich (Concha Perez), Lionel Atwill (Captain Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar), Edward Everett Horton (Governor Don Paquito 'Paquitito'), Alison Skipworth (Senora Perez), Cesar Romero (Antonio Galvan)
Productor: Adolph Zukor para Paramount
Guión: John Dos Pasos y S.K. Winston sobre la novela "La femme et la pantin" de Pierre Louys.
Fotografía: Josef von S. y Lucien Ballard
Dirección Arte: Hans Dreier
Música: Rimsky Korsakof con diversos arreglos
Montaje: Sam Winston
Vestuario: Travis Banton
Comentario:
Durante las fiestas de carnaval en la España de 1890, Antonio Galván, un joven oficial militar, conoce a una misteriosa mujer llamada Concha Pérez, empleada en una fábrica de tabacos y rápidamente cae bajo sus redes. A la vez, Concha seduce, ridiculiza y finalmente destruye a Don Pascual, un oficial de la Guardia Civil, quién intentará disuadir a Antonio Galván para que se líe con la que según él es la mujer más peligrosa que ha conocido en su vida. La rivalidad por Concha provocará un duelo entre Antonio Galván y Don Pascual, permitiendo éste que su oponente le hiera.
Nueva aventura exótica esta vez en España.
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