Marlene vs. Adolph. (Books).Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song * Written by Karin Kearns * Directed by J. David Riva * Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. * Turner Classic Movies * Premieres December 27, 8 P.M. Eastern (check local listings) Starting on December 27 (Marlene's 100th birthday), Dietrich fans can celebrate as Turner Classic Movies kicks off a monthlong filmfest (go to Advocate.com for a link to the schedule) That same night, TCM (1) (Trellis-Coded Modulation/Viterbi Decoding) A technique that adds forward error correction to a modulation scheme by adding an additional bit to each baud. TCM is used with QAM modulation, for example. premieres the fascinating new documentary Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song, which focuses not on her oft-reported relationships with both men (husband Rudolf Sieber, French actor Jean Gabin) and women (writer Mercedes de Acosta Mercedes de Acosta (March 1, 1893 – May 9, 1968) was a Cuban-American poet, playwright, costume designer, and socialite best known for her lesbian affairs with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Alla Nazimova, Tamara Karsavina, Eva Le Gallienne, Isadora Duncan, Katharine , fellow Hollywood luminary Claudette Colbert) but on her tortured one with her homeland, Germany. Dietrich, Hollywood's hottest import in the early 1930s, was appalled by Hitler's rise to power Hitler's rise to power was marked at first by a period of the NSDAP as a fringe party before the events of the Beer hall putsch and the release of Mein Kampf introduced Hitler to a wider audience. back home and refused many pleas to return and make films for the Third Reich. Meanwhile, the Nazis condemned her sexy American movies. While the documentary makes no mention of Dietrich's lesbian loves, it suggests that one thing the Nazis couldn't stomach was her on-screen crossing of sexual boundaries: The famous scene in Morocco (a film banned in Germany)in which a tuxedoed Dietrich kisses a lovely woman on the lips is juxtaposed jux·ta·pose tr.v. jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing, jux·ta·pos·es To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. with a quote from the German press saying, "The film offends the moral and academic ideals of the Reich." Dietrich quickly threw herself into the war against the Nazis; she aided refugees and, after the United States entered the fight, entertained Allied soldiers at the front and made propaganda broadcasts aimed at undermining German troops' resolve. The film, directed by Dietrich's grandson, documents this work through archival footage (including home movies) and interviews with daughter Maria Riva, Nazi-hunter Beate Klarsfeld, and many others. While veering toward hagiography hagiography Literature describing the lives of the saints. Christian hagiography includes stories of saintly monks, bishops, princes, and virgins, with accounts of their martyrdom and of the miracles connected with their relics, tombs, icons, or statues. , it still provides ample evidence that Dietrich, in addition to playing the ultimate femme femme adj. Slang Exhibiting stereotypical or exaggerated feminine traits. Used especially of lesbians and gay men. n. 1. Slang One who is femme. 2. Informal A woman or girl. fatale on film, played, in Klarsfeld's words, "an extraordinary political and moral role in the world." |
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