Review of The Blue Angel

Some of the reviews here denigrate this 1959 version and the question must be asked....why?.....are the reasons given valid? it seems that nostalgia to some reviewers is under attack. The original is acknowledged as a classic both for the film and for the performances. But it is of its time. The 1959 version in cinemascope and colour is no threat to the original. That remains as it is. The later film judged for its own virtues has much to recommend it. All the performances are worthy. The direction perfectly achieves the story telling from scene to scene and the emotion of the film is captured intact by the whole film for later audiences. Denigration seems on a par to that by purists who cannot accept a black and white film being coloured. The original is still there for those that enjoy it but an offence has been committed against....something! The 1959 film deserves an unbiased watch. Maybe it will happen and the result will be a reappraisal. I believe it will happen.