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{{Short description|1984 documentary film}}
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| name = Marlene | name = Marlene
| image = Marlene.jpeg | image = Marlene (1984 film - poster).jpg
| caption = Film poster | caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = ] | director = ]
⚫ | producer = {{ubl|]|Karel Dirka}}
| writer = {{ubl|Maximilian Schell|Meir Dohnal}} | writer = {{ubl|Maximilian Schell|Meir Dohnal}}
⚫ | producer = {{ubl|]|Karel Dirka}}
| starring = | starring =
⚫ | music = Nicolas Economou
| cinematography = {{ubl|Henry Hauck|Pavel Hispler|Ivan Slapeta}} | cinematography = {{ubl|Henry Hauck|Pavel Hispler|Ivan Slapeta}}
| editing = {{ubl|]|Dagmar Hirtz}} | editing = {{ubl|]|Dagmar Hirtz}}
⚫ | music = Nicolas Economou
⚫ | distributor = Futura Film, Munich
| released = {{Film date|1984|3|2|df=y}} | studio = {{ubl|]|OKO-Film}}
⚫ | distributor = Futura Film
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1984|1|13|Bavarian Film Festival|1984|3|2|West Germany}}
| runtime = 94 minutes | runtime = 94 minutes
| country = West Germany | country = West Germany
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'''''Marlene''''', also known in Germany as '''''Marlene Dietrich - Porträt eines ]''''', is a 1984 ] made by ] about the legendary film star ]. It was made by ] (BR) and OKO-Film and released by Futura Film, ] and Alive Films, (United States). '''''Marlene''''' (also known in Germany as '''''Marlene Dietrich – Porträt eines ]''''') is a 1984 West German ] co-written and directed by ] about German-American actress ]. It was produced by ] and OKO-Film and released by Futura Film in West Germany and by Alive Films in the United States.


==Background== ==Background==
Marlene Dietrich and Maximilian Schell had worked together on '']'' in ]. By the late 1970s Dietrich had become a virtual recluse in her ] apartment on the Avenue Montaigne. However financial issues inspired her to develop a television documentary about her work. Her initial choice for a director, her friend Orson Welles, proved unavailable and after considering Welles' friend and fan of hers, Peter Bogdanovich, she eventually agreed to have Schell direct. Primarily, it seems, because he spoke both German and English.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend|last=Bach|first=Steven|publisher=William Morrow and Company|year=1992|isbn=0-688-07119-8|location=New York|pages=|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/marlenedietrichl00bach/page/453}}</ref> In 1982, with Schell onboard she agreed to participate in what she intended to be a television documentary. Schell had other ideas and their sessions became a movie. Marlene Dietrich and Maximilian Schell had worked together on '']'' in 1961. By the late 1970s, Dietrich had become a virtual recluse in her ] apartment on the ]. However, financial issues inspired her to develop a television documentary about her work. Her initial choice for a director, her friend ], proved unavailable and after considering Welles' friend and fan of hers, ], she eventually agreed to have Schell direct—primarily, it seems, because he spoke both German and English.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend|last=Bach|first=Steven|publisher=William Morrow and Company|year=1992|isbn=978-0-6880-7119-6|location=New York|page=|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/marlenedietrichl00bach/page/453}}</ref> In 1982, with Schell on board, she agreed to participate in what she intended to be a television documentary. Schell had other ideas and their sessions became a film.


Dietrich did not wish to be photographed so the movie consists of an audio commentary and the visuals illustrate her career by showing film clips and stills from her films, as well as newsreel footage. She was contracted for "40 hours of talking" <ref>NY Times</ref> as she reminds Schell during one of their exchanges. The film consists of voice interviews between Schell and Dietrich in which she often ignores his questions, makes acerbic comments about, among other things, some of the books written about her life and films. She resists Schell's attempts to criticize those she knew in her life asking him "Why must we say critical things?" During their discussions, she touches on the subjects of life and death, reality and illusion and the nature of stardom. Because Dietrich did not wish to be photographed, the film consists of an audio commentary and the visuals illustrating her career by showing film clips and stills from her films, as well as newsreel footage. She was contracted for "40 hours of interviews",<ref>{{cite news|last=Canby|first=Vincent|author-link=Vincent Canby|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/07/movies/screen-marlene.html|title=Screen: Marlene|newspaper=]|date=7 November 1986|at=Section C, page 4|issn=0362-4331|access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref> as she reminds Schell during one of their exchanges. The film consists of voice interviews between Schell and Dietrich in which she often ignores his questions, makes acerbic comments about, among other things, some of the books written about her life and films. She resists Schell's attempts to criticize those she knew in her life asking him, "Why must we say critical things?" During their discussions, she touches on the subjects of life and death, reality and illusion and the nature of stardom.


==Film clips== ==Films featured==
The film contains clips from the following films: The film contains clips from the following films:
*''Love Tragedy'' (1923) *''Love Tragedy'' (1923)
*''Nights of Love'' (1930) *''Nights of Love'' (1929)
*'']'' (1930) *'']'' (1930)
*'']'' (1930) *'']'' (1930)
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*'']'' (1932) *'']'' (1932)
*'']'' (1934) *'']'' (1934)
*'']'' (1935) *'']'' (1935)
*'']'' (1936) *'']'' (1936)
*'']'' (1939) *'']'' (1939)
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*'']'' (1979) *'']'' (1979)


==Accolades==
==Awards and nominations==
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The film was nominated for an ] for Best Documentary (1986).<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/31526/Marlene/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629082853/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/31526/Marlene/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-06-29 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=] |date=2009 |title=NY Times: Marlene |access-date=2008-11-16}}</ref> It won the Best Production Award at the Bavarian Film Awards, the Outstanding Non-Feature Film at the ] and the Best Documentary Award from the ], the ], USA and the ]. The film was nominated for an ] for ].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/31526/Marlene/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629082853/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/31526/Marlene/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-06-29 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |year=2009 |title=NY Times: Marlene |access-date=2008-11-16}}</ref><ref name="Oscars1985">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985 |title=The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners |access-date=May 20, 2019 |work=oscars.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228050833/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/57th-winners.html |archive-date=December 28, 2011 }}</ref> It won the Best Production Award at the Bavarian Film Awards, the Outstanding Non-Feature Film at the ] and the Best Documentary Award from the ], the ], USA and the ].


Marlene was rankled by the raw and vulnerable portrayal of her, thinking it would be an ordinary documentary, and she didn't speak to Schell for a year. However, she was won over by the glowing reviews of the film, and after it was nominated for an Academy Award she reconciled with him.<ref name="News">{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19870417&id=uxAhAAAAIBAJ&pg=2597,4467487&hl=en |title=Maximilian Schell directs Marlene Dietrich documentary|access-date=2016-09-02|work=]}}</ref> Marlene was rankled by the raw and vulnerable portrayal of her, thinking it would be an ordinary documentary, and she did not speak to Schell for a year. However, she was won over by the glowing reviews of the film, and after it was nominated for an Academy Award, she reconciled with him.<ref name="News">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19870417&id=uxAhAAAAIBAJ&pg=2597,4467487&hl=en |title=Maximilian Schell directs Marlene Dietrich documentary|access-date=2016-09-02|newspaper=]}}</ref>


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1984 documentary film

Marlene
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMaximilian Schell
Written by
  • Maximilian Schell
  • Meir Dohnal
Produced by
Cinematography
  • Henry Hauck
  • Pavel Hispler
  • Ivan Slapeta
Edited by
Music byNicolas Economou
Production
companies
Distributed byFutura Film
Release dates
  • 13 January 1984 (1984-01-13) (Bavarian Film Festival)
  • 2 March 1984 (1984-03-02) (West Germany)
Running time94 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • French

Marlene (also known in Germany as Marlene Dietrich – Porträt eines Mythos) is a 1984 West German documentary film co-written and directed by Maximilian Schell about German-American actress Marlene Dietrich. It was produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk and OKO-Film and released by Futura Film in West Germany and by Alive Films in the United States.

Background

Marlene Dietrich and Maximilian Schell had worked together on Judgment at Nuremberg in 1961. By the late 1970s, Dietrich had become a virtual recluse in her Paris apartment on the Avenue Montaigne. However, financial issues inspired her to develop a television documentary about her work. Her initial choice for a director, her friend Orson Welles, proved unavailable and after considering Welles' friend and fan of hers, Peter Bogdanovich, she eventually agreed to have Schell direct—primarily, it seems, because he spoke both German and English. In 1982, with Schell on board, she agreed to participate in what she intended to be a television documentary. Schell had other ideas and their sessions became a film.

Because Dietrich did not wish to be photographed, the film consists of an audio commentary and the visuals illustrating her career by showing film clips and stills from her films, as well as newsreel footage. She was contracted for "40 hours of interviews", as she reminds Schell during one of their exchanges. The film consists of voice interviews between Schell and Dietrich in which she often ignores his questions, makes acerbic comments about, among other things, some of the books written about her life and films. She resists Schell's attempts to criticize those she knew in her life asking him, "Why must we say critical things?" During their discussions, she touches on the subjects of life and death, reality and illusion and the nature of stardom.

Films featured

The film contains clips from the following films:

Accolades

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. It won the Best Production Award at the Bavarian Film Awards, the Outstanding Non-Feature Film at the German Film Awards and the Best Documentary Award from the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA and the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards.

Marlene was rankled by the raw and vulnerable portrayal of her, thinking it would be an ordinary documentary, and she did not speak to Schell for a year. However, she was won over by the glowing reviews of the film, and after it was nominated for an Academy Award, she reconciled with him.

References

  1. Bach, Steven (1992). Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend. New York: William Morrow and Company. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-6880-7119-6.
  2. Canby, Vincent (7 November 1986). "Screen: Marlene". The New York Times. Section C, page 4. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. "NY Times: Marlene". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  4. "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. "Maximilian Schell directs Marlene Dietrich documentary". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

External links

Marlene Dietrich
Studio albums
Live albums
Selected singles
VideosAn Evening with Marlene Dietrich (2003)
Related articles
Awards for Marlene
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Documentary Film
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2001–present
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film
Best Documentary
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