Der blaue Engel– Kestner Cinémathèque

The Blue Angel, made in 1929-30, is a German tragicomedy directed by Josef von Sternberg. It stars Emil Jannings as the teacher Immanuel Rath, who perishes from his love for the singer Lola Lola, played by Marlene Dietrich. The film, in which Marlene Dietrich sings her famous song: "Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt" ("I'm set on love from head to toe") and with which she became an international star, is today considered a milestone in film history. "Shocking character study by Emil Jannings and starting point for Marlene Dietrich's world career as a vamp in Sternberg's congenial, if literarily inaccurate, film adaptation of Heinrich Mann's novella 'Professor Unrat'."

The film will be shown in German with English subtitles.

Registration required at: kestner@kestnergesellschaft.de or T: 0511 701200
included in the admission price | free admission for members and students
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