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The Devil Is a Woman is a 1935 American romance film directed and photographed by Josef von Sternberg, adapted from the 1898 novel La Femme et le pantin by Pierre Louÿs. The film was based on a screenplay by John Dos Passos, and stars Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero, Edward Everett Horton, and Alison Skipworth.
The Devil Is a Woman: Directed by Josef von Sternberg. With Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Edward Everett Horton, Alison Skipworth. A young man is warned by a captain about a temptress; nonetheless, he finds himself falling in love with her.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Josef von Sternberg
- 1935-03-15
Aug 12, 2021 · The Devil is a Woman. by. Josef von Sternberg. Publication date. 1935. Topics. Josef von Sternberg, Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero, Academy Award, Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood, comedy, drama, romance. Language. English.
- 80 min
- 7.6K
- Shadows of the Dark
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Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A member of the Spanish guard falls for a temptress who once ruined his commanding officer's life. Cast & Crew. Read More. Josef Von Sternberg. Director. Marlene Dietrich. Concha Perez. Lionel Atwill. Don Pasqual. Edward Everett Horton.
Travis Banton. Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich went out with a bang in their final film together, The Devil Is a Woman, a surreal tale of erotic passion and danger set amid the tumult of carnival in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Spain.
- Concha Perez
Nov 16, 2010 · The films starring his “discovery,” Dietrich, are the centerpiece of the director’s career and represent perhaps the highest point achieved in cinema’s early sound era. The Devil Is a Woman is something of a translation of the Sternberg/Dietrich relationship into visual poetry and metaphor.
A young man is warned by a captain about a temptress; nonetheless, he finds himself falling in love with her. Film told in flashbacks of an older man's obsession for a woman who can belong to no-one but can frustrate everyone. The backdrop is SternbergÍs surreal and fantastic Carnaval in Spain.