The James Marsh film review archive

Marlene Dietrich

  • Witness For The Prosecution

    The final film in the Hong Kong Film Archive’s short series honouring the cinematic collaboration between Billy Wilder and Marlene Dietrich, is this masterclass in courtroom drama and wry British… Read More

  • A Foreign Affair

    Screening at the Hong Kong Film Archive as part of mini retrospective showcasing the collaborations between Billy Wilder and Marlene Dietrich, I went into this with no other information and… Read More

  • The Blue Angel

    Josef von Sternberg’s cautionary tale is best-remembered for Marlene Dietrich’s risque performance as a small-town showgirl, but in truth the film is really about Emil Jannings’ bewitched school professor. When… Read More