author: Erin Tarpley

Marlene Dietrich was a legend of the Silver Screen, but she was by no means a monolith. 

Before the curtain rises, the audience is presented with a loop of a 1930 screen-test the notorious star filmed for The Blue Angel: the film that would eventually launch her into international acclaim.  While shown without sound, this three-minute loop gives the audience an accurate preview of the many faces of Marlene Dietrich. 

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