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Aug 13, 2021 · Marlene Dietrich stars in Josef von Sternberg’s feverishly debauched biopic as the spoiled princess Sophia Frederica, who grows up being groomed for greatness and yearning for a handsome husband.
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- Shadows of the Dark
Chapter 1: From the Past. It was almost noon as sixteen-year-old Rio Kamishiro sat looking out the window of the plane she was on. In the distance she could her plane's destination, a small city of mostly black and dark-grey buildings by the ocean known as Obsidian City. Rio was not alone on her trip to the city below.
- Contents
- SYNOPSIS
- STORY
- THEMES
- CHARACTERS
- CATHERINE II
- Illustrative moments
- COUNT ALEXEI
- Illustrative moments
- PETER III
- Illustrative moments
Overview Story Themes Characters Character Analysis (Catherine II [Sophia Frederica] – Count Alexei – Peter III) A relentless excursion into style. —Josef von Sternberg, Fun in a Chinese Laundry
Daughter of provincial Prussian aristocrats is picked as the bride of Grand Duke Peter, the designated successor of Russian Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. The half-crazy Peter couldn’t care less about his wife, while the Empress pressures Catherine to produce a boy. Naïve young woman is initially overwhelmed by the domineering matriarch and the intrig...
Prussian Princess. Young Princess Sophia Frederica Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg leads a carefree life with her provincial Prussian aristocrat family—a strict and ambitious mother who sees to it that the little countess is disciplined and well-informed about the bizarre chapters in the history of oppression. Sophia grows up to be a beautiful w...
Political Power and Intrigue. A key scene is emblematic of the power games in the palace; it shows the archimandrite collecting donations from the most powerful figures. The humble looking wise man represents clergy, an important clique; each response reveals the character (and in hindsight, seals the fate of the donor). Calculated and excessive ge...
Catherine II. Prussian Princess Sophie Frederica Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg is picked as the royal bride for the Russian throne. She quickly excels in power intrigues and ultimately stages a palace coup that makes her the Empress. Count Alexei. The emissary of the Russian court is a senior official and member of the inner circle of Empres...
Character Princess Sophia Frederica becomes Catherine; she is cut off from her family, her religious and national identities are replaced by new ones. Initially, the innocent young woman has trouble adapting to the new setting, but learns quickly and eventually thrives in the intrigue-laden and corrupt environment.
Ingénue. Little Sophia has a strong-willed and ambitious mother who doesn’t want her to play with toys—“she is seven!” she admonishes her nanny. Her mother would like her to grow up quickly and make a successful marriage. In Russia, she will be subjugated by another powerful mother figure, Empress Elizabeth. When she first arrives in Moscow, Cather...
Character Among Count Alexei’s many titles are “Field-Marshal of the Russian Army, Grand Master of the hunt, Lord of the Chamber, and Ambassador Extraordinary.” He is charming and rakish; as the principal love interest of Catherine, he is positioned as a leading man in the story—except that there is not really a place for a leading man here.
Swaggering and Arrogant. Alexei comes to the Prussian town as the emissary of the mighty Empress and doesn’t care about the fancy titles of the aristocratic family. He curtly unloads gifts from the Empress, fur for the young Sophia and hot water bottles for her mother to keep her warm for the journey. In spite of their high standing in Prussia, the...
Character Peter is the heir to the Russian throne, unless a more suitable candidate emerges—this is what his aunt strives to achieve by bringing Catherine from Germany as a bride. The “halfwit” that no one really takes seriously, plays with tin soldiers and proudly drills his private Hessian guard detachment— hinting to the fact that he is ext...
Glassy-Eyed. Peter’s eyes are constantly shiny, as if he has just cried or laughed really hard, but his blank stare reveals no emotions. People refer to him as a halfwit and imbecile; Empress Elizabeth obviously thinks similarly of her nephew. Years of being looked down has turned Peter into an introvert, who is content with his own peculiarities....
The Scarlet Empress is a 1934 American historical drama film starring Marlene Dietrich and John Lodge about the life of Catherine the Great. It was directed and produced by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Eleanor McGeary, loosely based on the diary of Catherine arranged by Manuel Komroff.
Combustible Celluloid Review - The Scarlet Empress (1934), written by Manual Komroff, based on the diary of Catherine H., directed by Josef von Sternberg, and with Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dressler, C. Aubrey Smith, Gavin Gordon, Olive Tell, Ruthelma Stevens, Erville Alderson, Davison Clark, Phillip Sleeman, Marie Wells, Hans von Twardowski, Gerald Fielding
The Scarlet Empress: Directed by Josef von Sternberg. With Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser. A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
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May 7, 2001 · The Scarlet Empress charts the progress of an innocent young girl doomed from the start to “greatness,” her transformation into the all-powerful Empress of Russia, Catherine the Great, and the corresponding destruction of her humanity.
