Josef von Sternberg

Morocco

A down-and-out singer drifts to North Africa and discovers the love of her life.

• 4 - 13 December

A down-and-out singer drifts to North Africa and discovers the love of her life, a priapic Foreign Legionnaire. Dressed in male evening dress and sold as 'The Woman All Women Want To See', Dietrich cut new benchmarks for cinema's depiction of gender. The film's ersatz Mogador is Jo's first great exotic creation, a languid oasis where only sex can relieve the tedium.

DirectorJosef Von Sternberg
CastGary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou
CountryUSA
Year1930
Running time92min
CertificateU

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