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03/26/09
Scarlet Empress (1934)
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Reviews Counted:11
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Average Rating:9/10
Synopsis: When the innocent Princess Sophia of Prussia marries the grandson of Peter the Great she is forced to change her name, and her religion. She descends into a world of sexual decadence as Katherine... [More]
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, C. Aubrey Smith
Director: Josef Von Sternberg
Reviews for Scarlet Empress
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08/08/06
Top CriticVon Sternberg's most realized film that combines a brilliant spectacle of royal pomp and mise-en-scene with Harpo Marx-like silent comedy.
02/14/06
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02/09/06
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01/20/06
Top CriticNo review available.
06/21/05
No review available.
06/19/05
It's a complex, poetic, fantastical, and truly great movie.
06/13/05
Unhinged and marvelous; it walks a thin line between melodrama and farce.
07/09/04
No review available.
08/22/03
A thrilling historical pageant, featuring one of the most mind-blowing mises-en-scenes ever created for a film, plus iconic performances by Dietrich, Jaffe, and Dresser.
08/17/03
Sternberg belongs in the very top ranks of any list of the greatest filmmakers of all time -- and nowhere is this more apparent than here.
02/02/03
The filmmaking is invigorating, with some of the images standing out as originals to this day.
03/05/02
a dense, visually astounding portrait of a woman evolving from an innocent, inexperienced, and idealistic girl to a shrewd, calculating empress
06/13/01
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