Marlene Dietrich is one of the most celebrated and
influential German actresses in the history of cinema. She not only changed the face of cinema, but
fashion, and the way in which female stars were perceived by the media with her
take no prisoners attitude of living life to its fullest and showing a purity
in her personal life and cinematic choices that influenced future generations. In Homer Dickens book The Films of Marlene
Dietrich audiences are given an overlook of Dietrich’s entire career from its
humble beginnings when she first got started in her home country of Germany to
how she eventually made her way to the United States where she had a long lasting
and illustrious career not only in cinema but as a performer with the USO
during the war.
Dietrich was not just an actress and performer but she was
socially conscious and wanted to change the world in any way that she can. She spent three years performing for US
troops throughout the world and repeatedly mentioned that period of time in her
life as the most pivotal. She even
received several awards and accommodations for her selfless sacrifice during
this time. The book not only goes into
details about this but spends a lot of time going through each and every film
that she was ever in (no matter how small the role).
There is a treasure trove of posters and production stills
from all of her films as well as behind the scenes still in order to give readers
a look at the many films that she starred in.
Some films were more profitable than others but they all had an
impact. Fans of Dietrich will revel at
the amount of details spent on the films and enjoy the stories in how she
became the person she was. There are
even many family portraits contained in the book as well.
For Dietrich fans this is a must have book and for others
this is a great book that will shed light on one of the most famous and
influential actresses in cinema history.
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