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19 November 1936 (USA) moreTagline:
They loved each other with the fierceness of those who have been denied love!Plot:
The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win moreUser Comments:
Dietrich and Boyer in Technicolor heaven... moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Marlene Dietrich | ... | Domini Enfilden |
 | Charles Boyer | ... | Boris Androvsky |
 | Basil Rathbone | ... | Count Ferdinand Anteoni |
| C. Aubrey Smith | ... | Father J. Roubier |
| Joseph Schildkraut | ... | Batouch |
| John Carradine | ... | Sand diviner |
| Alan Marshal | ... | Capt. De Trevignac |
| Lucile Watson | ... | Mother Superior Josephine |
| Henry Brandon | ... | Hadj |
| Tilly Losch | ... | Irena |
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79 min | West Germany:75 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity System)Fun Stuff
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The young girl sewing in the first scene at the convent is Marlene Dietrich's daughter, Maria Riva. moreQuotes:
Domini Enfilden: What an extraordinary man. Is he mad?Batouch: Yes, he's undoubtedly English.
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Early Technicolor, subdued and with shadows playing over the wide stretches of sand and silk (Dietrich's wide array of costumes), is the real star of this desert opus that should fascinate any student of cinematography interested in exploring David O. Selznick's use of color a few years before GONE WITH THE WIND.
MARLENE DIETRICH strikes some awesome poses and looks stunning in all of her close-ups and CHARLES BOYER is a suitably romantic figure as he copes with a secret unknown to her--he's a man hiding his past as a monk. She's searching for true love after a girlhood devoted to her sick father and Boyer seems to be the living embodiment of her ideal.
It's all so unreal and yet it's hard to turn away from the gorgeous colors and not be drawn into the story. When things get too dull, there's always Basil Rathbone, Joseph Schildkraut and C. Aubrey Smith in the supporting cast to bring some added color to the tale.
It's Technicolor heaven for Dietrich's fans and to top it all there's a nice Max Steiner score in the background. None of it can be taken seriously but it has its compensations from a visual standpoint.