The Song of Songs (1933)
The Song of Songs (1933)
DVD5 | ISO | PAL 4:3 | DVD Scan | 01:26:15 | 4,11 Gb
Audio: English, German - AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps (each) | Subs: English, German,
French, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Genre: Drama, Romance
DVD5 | ISO | PAL 4:3 | DVD Scan | 01:26:15 | 4,11 Gb
Audio: English, German - AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps (each) | Subs: English, German,
French, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Country orphan Lily goes to Berlin to stay with her tippling aunt, and soon meets Richard, handsome sculptor across the street. Persuaded half-reluctantly to pose for Richard, her physical charms (shown as fully as 1933 mores permitted) soon melt away his 'strictly business' attitude, and they become lovers. But Richard, wanting his freedom, connives at her marriage to his wealthy client Baron von Merzbach… whose household includes a jealous former mistress and a susceptible farm manager. Has Richard still a role to play in her life?
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The Song of Songs (1933)
This was Dietrich's first Hollywood film without Josef Von Sternberg, so for film buffs, that alone is reason enough to buy the tape. Actually, the movie itself is worthy of a closer look, as Dietrich gives a very good performance in a sometimes slow-moving film.
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Playing a peasant girl by the name of Lily, we see Dietrich move to the city upon the death of her father, to stay with her aunt in her aunt's bookstore. One day she meets in the store a young handsome artist(Brian Aherne), who is struggling with a sculptor's form of writer's block. She becomes his inspiration, and they soon fall in love. Eventually, Lily talks of marriage, and the young sculptor chooses a life of art over love, and leaves her. Lily then falls into the hands of the artist's benefactor,(lionel Atwill) who sees only a beautiful young woman he can mold like clay.
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After Lily is transformed into a lady of class, the old man then brings the two former lovers back together, in order to laugh at them both. Needless to say, the evening is a disaster, and Lily leaves the house broken and shamed.
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Later, we see Lily as she has remerged as a lady of the evening, making her way in life using men as they have used her, unable to feel love again. Then, her artist love finds her, takes her back to his studio, where they first fell in love. After a wrenching recitation of some passages from the song of Solomon from the Bible, Lily then destroys the lovely statue she posed for, which to her represents someone who no longer exists. After this emotional upheaval, the film ends with the promise of Lily and her artist finding true love again.
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Dietrich played her scenes surprisingly well, with no Sternberg to guide her, and showed that yes she can act on her own. The other leads in the film, however, seem rather dated now, and the film at times moves with a claustrophobic slowness. However, overall the film is enjoyable, and indeed the director, Roubin Mamoulian, was very proud of it. He showed a copy of it to Greta Garbo to get her interested in working with him on Queen Christina. The film looks very good on video, and is worth a look!Customer Review, amazon.com
The Song of Songs (1933)
Special Features: None
Note! This is Disc 5 from Volume 2 of 'Marlene Dietrich Collection'.
Disc 1 is here -> Pittsburgh (1942)
Disc 2 is here -> The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Disc 3 is here -> Seven Sinners (1940)
Disc 4 is here -> The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
Volume 1 of 'Marlene Dietrich Collection':
Disc 1 is here -> Blonde Venus (1932)
Disc 2 is here -> Dishonored (1931)
Disc 3 is here -> The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
Disc 4 is here -> Follow the Boys (1944)
Disc 5 is here -> Golden Earrings (1947)
Disc 6 is here -> Morocco (1930)
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