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  Dishonored 1931

  Rewatched by Nel Dahl 18 Nov 2020

  Despite being one of the most interesting Sternberg/Dietrich films, it's the one I've heard of the least. Mischaracterized down to the title, according to Von Sternberg himself: "The company decided to title the film Dishonored, disregarding my protest that the lady spy was not dishonored but killed by a firing squad."

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  Sergei/Sir Gay 2017

  ★★ Watched by Nel Dahl 14 Jul 2020

  not understanding such a boring take on such a fascinating subject

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  Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot 1958

  ★★★★ Watched by Nel Dahl 12 Jun 2020

  tired: wondering what it was like to be in the audience when Alien (1979) debuted and having no idea about the famed chest-bursting scene coming
  wired: wondering what it was like to be in the audience when Ivan the Terrible Pt II debuted and having no warning about the color section coming in near the end

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  Olivia 1951

  ★★★★ Added by Nel Dahl 3

  1. photography by Ophuls' regular DP, Christian Matras 🤩
  2. file this under "films I can't believe got made"
  3. film's lesbian themes and background expertly dissected here: bombmagazine.org/articles/jacqueline-audrys-olivia/ and here hyperallergic.com/512644/jacqueline-audry-olivia/, the writings that got me to hurry up and watch this