Desire details
| Format: | U DVD |
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| Starring: | Zeffie Tilbury, John Halliday, Alan Mowbray, Marlene Dietrich, Akim Tamiroff, William Frawley, Ernest Cossart, Gary Cooper |
| Director: | Frank Borzage |
| Genres: | Comedy - Romantic, Romance - General |
| Name | Discs | |
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Desire |
U Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 35 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 13 Oct 2008 |
| Main languages: | English |
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More Trouble in Paradise.
By SteveMason (58 reviews) from Nottingham , 31 Dec 2008[Highly rated reviewer]
Lubitsch style sophisticated comedy is almost scuppered by Cooper's idiotic characterisation, but ultimately made worthwhile by Marlene's charm and beauty and a general air of glamour. She sure manages to pack a lot of gowns into a small suitcase.
The dialogue varies a great deal in quality, and Marlene's change of heart toward Cooper is hard to credit, but if you like this kind of 30s fake-aristo-jewel-thieves-on-the-run chic, then it's worth a watch. But for goodness sake, watch Trouble in Paradise first.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(3)A Great Romp of a Film
By Cato (705 reviews) from Lydbury North , 01 Feb 2013Amusing heist film that involves excellent Spanish scenery, wonderful old cars, and stars in the form of Dietrich and Gary Cooper, as I'd never seen him before acting in this sort of role. It's a lovely film, directed by the great silent film wizard Frank Borzage. This is a wonderful copy with none of the hissing usually associated with films this old, and you can actually hear every word that's spoken, unlike many present day American films. A great romp of a film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Aw Shucks, Darling
By FrankIV (506 reviews) from Cirencester, England , 09 Jul 2012Attempts to match Dietrich's exotic Continental charm with the great stars of down-home America met variable results. The contrast worked with James Stewart on screen and Bing Crosby on radio, but didn't with Fred MacMurray and doesn't here with Gary Cooper, largely because he is reduced to caricature by a script which requires him to feel and look like 'a stevedore at a banquet', until, of course, good old American values take over and the Continental con-woman sees the error of her ways. Ignore this, relax into it, and it's a glossy example of golden-years Hollywood at its best. It's also interesting to hear dialogue written in 1936 almost discussing what America's attitude would be in the event of war in Europe.- Was this review helpful to you?
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More Trouble in Paradise.
By SteveMason (58 reviews) from Nottingham , 31 Dec 2008Lubitsch style sophisticated comedy is almost scuppered by Cooper's idiotic characterisation, but ultimately made worthwhile by Marlene's charm and beauty and a general air of glamour. She sure manages to pack a lot of gowns into a small suitcase.
The dialogue varies a great deal in quality, and Marlene's change of heart toward Cooper is hard to credit, but if you like this kind of 30s fake-aristo-jewel-thieves-on-the-run chic, then it's worth a watch. But for goodness sake, watch Trouble in Paradise first.- Was this review helpful to you?
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