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1900-1979
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Josef Von Sternberg & Marlene Dietrich on the set of Dishonored (1931, dir. Josef Von Sternberg)
“The strongest appeal [of the film medium] to the masses was the simplest one: the formula always revolves around sex and its biological associate, violence. One bond that links all audiences is the animal in man.”
-Josef Von Sternberg

Josef Von Sternberg & Marlene Dietrich on the set of Dishonored (1931, dir. Josef Von Sternberg)

“The strongest appeal [of the film medium] to the masses was the simplest one: the formula always revolves around sex and its biological associate, violence. One bond that links all audiences is the animal in man.”

-Josef Von Sternberg

∞ Jun 3rd, 2009 at 5:32 pm