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The Scarlet Empress (1934)
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Summary: Young Princess Sophia of Germany is taken to Russia to marry the half-wit Grand Duke Peter, son of the Empress... (imdb)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: Josef von Sternberg
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The Scarlet Empress belongs to 16 collections
1. Criterion Collection (public: moderated by caffe - 30 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2008 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 29 stars)
3. Jonathan Rosenbaum's Top 1000 Movies (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 15 stars)
4. Roger Ebert: Great Movies (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 11 stars)
5. Cahiers du cinema's 100 Greatest Films (public: moderated by Cuculiza - 10 stars)
6. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2010 revision) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 10 stars)
7. International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 5 stars)
8. Kickass / Badass female starring roles (public: moderated by whatismyname - 3 stars)
9. Sight and Sound 2002 (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 3 stars)
10. Jonathan Rosenbaum's Alternative Top 100 (public: moderated by JJJames - 2 stars)
11. John Kobal Presents The Top 100 Movies (public: moderated by Cuculiza - 1 star)
12. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2007 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 1 star)
13. Biographical (public: moderated by Spunkie)
14. Royalty (public: moderated by Cuculiza)
15. The Spectator's 50 Essential Films (public: moderated by MMAlpha)
16. 4 - Watch List: Film History (private: KasperL)

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Enjoyable and contains a wonderful performance from Dietrich, it's just missing a little something I can't put my finger on, maybe and extra 10-15 minutes to flesh a few things out in the second half..
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Mesmerizing cinematography goes with a solid direction and with Marlene Dietrich in the top of her game, and looking the most outstandingly beautiful ever.
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