Shanghai Express [DVD]

Shanghai Express [DVD] [1932]
Directed by Josef Von Sternberg

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It took more than one man to name her "Shanghai Lily"5
Shanghai Express is a gorgeous film. If you like films of the 1930s, this one is a must-have. The actors and the locales are beautiful and exotic. The lead actors have real chemistry and the cast of supporting characters,played by the greatest character star actors of the '30s, is wonderful. All are interesting, engaging and fun to watch. The beautiful lighting is of major importance in creating the ambiance all through the film. The costumes, of their period, are lovely. The setting is wartime in China and the director, Joseph von Sternberg, while concentrating on the romance, still manages to convey wartime atmosphere without putting much overt blood and violence on the screen. Aside from the reunion and rekindling of the romance between Dietrich and handsome Clive Brook, there are sensitively told stories of the role racism played in the lives of two of the characters played by Anna May Wong and Warner Oland. The only aspect of the film which might be problematic for 21st century viewers is the very stagy acting. But I love it. Shanghai Express is one of my all-time favorite films. In the US and Canada you must have an all-region DVD player to watch this. I bought one to watch this and other great films only available in non-North American formats.

Shanghai Express5
This DVD is one of the best films Marlene ever did.Her acting is first class, it's only a shame that the leading man is so wooden.However the film does not suffer too much from that , and overall it is what you expect from Dietrich. The transfer to DVD is very good consiering the year it was made,and the end result is very good value for money.

This is not a review5
The 2 reviews shown for this film are for the wrong Shanghai Express!

To the best of my knowledge Marlene Dietrich didn't star in too many martial arts films. I'm planning to watch the film (the right one) in the next week or three, and maybe I'll write a review when I get some time again.

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