The Devil is a Woman

Birds of Paradise | New York
Written By Fashion In Film
USA, 1935. Director Josef von Sternberg. 76min.

The Devil is a Woman makes masquerade its very leitmotif – from Marlene Dietrich’s inexorably made-up face to the near-grotesque disguises worn by revellers at Seville’s carnival during which this film is set. Dietrich’s uber-sensuous character Concha Perez enjoys a game of seduction while unapologetically flaunting Banton’s veils, outlandish headpieces, fans and fringes.

With Marlene Dietrich, Cesar Romero and Lionel Atwill.
Costumes by Travis Banton, wardrobe by Henry West.

Past screenings

Birds of Paradise – New York
Saturday 16 April 2011, 19:00 | Museum of the Moving Image
Screened alongside Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954/1966) as part of a double bill in dedication to Kenneth Anger.

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