The most beautifully-lit courtesan in B&W film history? Von Sternberg’s camera loved Marlene and Marlene loved the camera. If you haven’t made time to see Shanghai Express (1932), then it’s worth doing. It’s atmospheric, beautifully shot and you get Anna May Wong thrown in alongside Marlene.

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