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Marlene Dietrich (The Scarlet Empress) and Gary Cooper (Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife) star in Desire, a romantic crime caper directed by Frank Borzage (A Farewell to Arms).
When jewel thief Madeleine (Dietrich) leaves Paris with a string of pearls, she conspires to smuggle them across the Spanish border with the unwitting assistance of American mechanic Tom (Cooper). But retrieving the jewels turns out to be harder than she thinks, and she finds herself falling for Tom.
Reuniting the leads of Josef von Sternberg’s smash hit Morocco, and co-produced by the great Ernst Lubitsch, Desire was acclaimed by author Graham Greene as the best of Dietrich’s American films.
FEATURES:
2022 restoration from a 4K scan
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with writer and critic Nathaniel Bell and film historian David Del Valle (2021)
Nathalie Morris on Gary Cooper (2023): the film historian and curator discusses the stardom and style of one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors
Lux Radio Theatre: ‘Desire’ (1937): radio play adaptation of the film’s screenplay, starring Marlene Dietrich with Hebert Marshall in the Gary Cooper role
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Christine Newland, archival interviews and articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
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