{"id":42530,"date":"2019-02-08T11:34:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T18:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42530"},"modified":"2020-12-10T23:59:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T06:59:54","slug":"devil-is-a-woman-the-1935","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42530","title":{"rendered":"Devil is a Woman, The (1935)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;That woman has ice where others have a heart.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-42532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Poster-768x1163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Poster-676x1024.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA seductive cigarette factory worker (Marlene Dietrich) captures the heart of a captain (Lionel Atwill), who tries to warn his young friend (Cesar Romero) that Concha (Dietrich) will break his heart as well &#8212; but neither man can resist her lure.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cesar Romero Films<\/li>\n<li>Femmes Fatales<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Josef von Sternberg Films<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Atwill Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Marlene Dietrich Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;last and least of Marlene Dietrich&#8217;s films with Josef von Sternberg&#8221; &#8212; after <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5269\"><em>The Blue Angel<\/em> (1930)<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36978\"><em>Morocco<\/em> (1930)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42586\"><em>Dishonored<\/em> (1931)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5709\"><em>Shanghai Express<\/em> (1932)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35948\"><em>Blonde Venus<\/em> (1932)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42595\"><em>The Scarlet Empress<\/em> (1934)<\/a> &#8212; &#8220;is set at the turn of the century in a small Spanish town at carnival time (which allows von Sternberg to have fun with costumes and art direction).&#8221; He asserts that the &#8220;picture suffers from looking too studio-bound and from Sternberg&#8217;s decision to let Dietrich play her role with tongue firmly in cheek&#8230; giving the impression that all those on both sides of the camera (except the ultra-serious Atwill) were too casual about the film they were making.&#8221; I&#8217;m equally tepid about this film, which is gorgeous but lacking a plot substantial enough to care about; there isn&#8217;t much fun to be had in watching gold-digging Dietrich callously seduce the men around her, or the men themselves being destroyed. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ornate sets and costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Sets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Sets.png 992w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Sets-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Sets-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Sets-768x557.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Costumes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Costumes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Costumes.png 992w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Costumes-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Costumes-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Costumes-768x557.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effectively stark cinematography (by von Sternberg and uncredited Lucien Ballard)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography.png 992w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography-768x557.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography2.png 992w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography2-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Devil-is-a-Woman-Cinematography2-768x557.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0026276\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/deviliswom.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1955diet.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1935\/05\/04\/archives\/the-paramount-presents-mr-von-sternbergs-the-devil-is-a-woman-on.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;That woman has ice where others have a heart.&#8221; Synopsis: A seductive cigarette factory worker (Marlene Dietrich) captures the heart of a captain (Lionel Atwill), who tries to warn his young friend (Cesar Romero) that Concha (Dietrich) will break his heart as well &#8212; but neither man can resist her lure. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cesar Romero Films Femmes Fatales Flashback Films Josef von Sternberg Films Lionel Atwill Films Love Triangle Marlene Dietrich Films Obsessive Love Response to Peary\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42530\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42530"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57018,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42530\/revisions\/57018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}