We’re very excited to screen this 1930s masterpiece, the film that brought Marlene Dietrich to international fame in her role as Lola-Lola, a nightclub singer who seduces and ultimately destroys a stuffy professor. 

THE PLOT

An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.

REVIEWS

"If The Blue Angel is familiar material, it is also the sort of hing that Jannings does better than anyone else." - TIME MAGAZINE

"The film looks and sounds its age, but remains enthralling." - TIME OUT

"The first film collaboration between Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich, this reeks with decay and sexuality." - CHICAGO READER

"Director Von Sternberg does whatever is necessary to emphasize the moral decline of not only Jannings but also the community around him." - FILM 4

"Not only is Mr. Jannings's and Miss Dietrich's acting excellent, but they are supported by an unusually competent cast." - NEW YORK TIMES

"A seminal work in world cinema, it's best known as the movie that catapulted Dietrich to int'l stardom, but it remains one of the most powerful and disturbing studies of amour fou and sado-masochism." - EMANUEL LEVY

+ INTRODUCTION

The film will be introduced by Dr Daniel Laqua, lecturer in History at Northumbria University.

TICKETS

On the door: £5 / £3.50 (concessions)

Or advance tickets online: £4.50 and £3 (concessions) http://www.wegottickets.com/event/206782

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