Marlene Dietrich: Photographs and Memories

by Marlene Dietrich Collection and Jean-Jacques Naudet

Book Overview

Marlene Dietrich never threw away anything. She kept her good-luck black rag doll (it appeared with her in The Blue Angel and followed her to dressing tables on every movie set). She kept the letters... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375405348
• ISBN13: 9780375405341
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 1.1" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

La Dietrich

If you were a fan of Dietrich and were allowed to own only ONE book about this woman, then this should be the book to own. To reiterate another reviewer's thought -- it is EXQUISITE.

Photographs of Beauty

A delicacy! The best book of photographs I have seen on Dietrich and a compendium of beauty, not only hers but all that was created through and with her. A must have book.

wonderful glimpse of a star

I simply had to have this book when I first heard about it, being the huge Dietrich fan that I am. I couldn't wait for it to arrive, and when it did come in, I ripped the box open. The book was truly worth the wait! Filled with photos of incredible costumes, rare "in-life" moments, private letters from lovers, this book helps create an understanding of "Dietrich", the person. No book, no film, no insight could ever truly capture all the many mysteries that exist in each and every person. In Dietrich, there seemed to be many more than usual. While not going into great depth as to why she had all those lovers, or how she learned to create and control her incredible image, the book does offer an amazing trip down Dietrich Lane, which any Marlene fan will absolutely adore. The book is well worth the price, as it fills 260 pages with 289 photos, many not seen before. A must-have for Dietrich fans!

Exquisite

This book is EXQUISITE! This book is a stunning collection of photographs, memorabilia,and personal items belonging to one of Hollywood's most infamous stars. Even if you were not a fan of Marlene Dietrich, you will be mesmerized by the beautiful images chronicled in this book. A collaboration between Maria Riva (Dietrich's daughter) and the Marlene Dietrich Museum in Berlin.This incredible movie star apparently didn't throw ANYTHING away (except perhaps her numerous lovers, letters to whom and from whom are also included in this tome). The sheer beauty and quality of Ms. Dietrich's clothing and personal items (visible in this book IN FULL COLOUR)speaks volumes as to this magnificent woman's taste and unsurpassed style. This is truly a well thought out and carefully put together homage to one of the silver screen's most enduring legends!

A vulnerable, more open Marlene

Here are images we've never seen before. The ones of her life on the front in W.W. II are amazing. Brave woman fighting for the US soldiers. And the picture of her in the bathtub is worth the book alone. The private dresses, her lingerie, her jewels -- these are amazing.