When Marlène Dietrich received a call from the U.F.A. asking her to urgently get in touch with Herr Josef von Sternberg, she had no idea what the man, (who had just hired Hans Albers and Rosa Valetti, her two partners at the Berliner Theater), might have in mind. The most she knew was that he had gone to the performance of Deux Cravates the day before and that, having sat down with his wife in the front row, they had both seemed fascinated by the show.
The Blue Angel presents the tragic transformation of a respectable professor into a cabaret clown and his descent into madness. The film was the first feature-length German sound film and brought Dietrich international fame. It also introduced her signature song, "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)". The film is considered a classic of German cinema.
This is the story of the film (in French) with plates showing scenes from the film.
285mm x 218mm. 160 pages. Black and white illustrations.