Most will dislike Josef von Sternberg's Dishonored. The plot is often ridiculous, and that's what most people like to comment on. I found it hypnotic. The inconsistencies didn't annoy me so much as entertain me. In a way, this could be called a camp classic. Whatever type of classic it is, though, it is an amazing film. Confer the scene nearer the beginning when Marlene Dietrich walks right up to the camera, within inches of its lense. How about the scene where she plays a Russian peasant girl to infiltrate the Russian army (she's an Austrian spy)? She climbs up on a high ledge and starts meowing at the man whom she is seducing. The final sequence is stunning and audacious.
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SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who else but Marlene Dietrich would insist that her lipstick were on straight before she was executed by firing squad?
I'm skipping a few lines in order to give sufficient room to write this
SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who else but Marlene Dietrich would insist that her lipstick were on straight before she was executed by firing squad?