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Special Two Disc Set
The crowning achievement of Weimar cinema, The Blue Angel is an exquisite parable of one man's fall from respectability, presented in both the newly-restored German and English-language versions.
Emil Jannings, the quintessential German expressionist actor, stars as Professor Immanuel Rath, the sexually-repressed instructor of a boys prep school. After learning of the pupils' infatuation with French postcards depicting a local nightclub songstress, he decides to personally investigate the source of such indecency. But as soon as he enters the shadowy Blue Angel nightclub and steals one glimpse of the smoldering Lola-Lola (Marlene Dietrich), commanding the stage in a top hat, stockings and bare thighs, Rath's self-righteous piety is crushed. He finds himself fatefully seduced by the throaty voice of the vulgar siren, singing, "Falling In Love Again." Consumed by desire and tormented by his rigid propriety, Professor Rath allows himself to be dragged down a path of personal degradation.
Lola's unrestrained sexuality was a revelation to turn-of-the-decade moviegoers, thrusting Dietrich to the forefront of the sultry international leading ladies, such as Greta Garbo, who were challenging the limits of screen sexuality.
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Features:
| Both English and German Versions
Audio Commentary (German Version Only)
Marlene Dietrich's Blue Angel Screen Test
Dietrich Interview Footage
Original Trailer
Dietrich Concert Footage
Photo Gallery
Filmmaker/Cast Bios
Production History
| Video:
| | Standard 1.33:1 Color | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
GERMAN: Dolby Digital Stereo
| Subtitles:
| | English
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| Studio: Kino Video Production Year: 1930 Release Date: 11/27/2001
Length: 200 mins Rating: NR Chapters: 42
| Includes: Audio Commentary
Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 2 Disc: SS-DL Item Code: K226 UPC Code: 738329022624
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