How to sum up the legend of Marlene Dietrich? She was an actor, a singer, a style icon, even a war hero. A retrospective is under way at the BFI, where more than a dozen of her films are being shown throughout this month. Many admirers saw only the shimmering legs and forgot the sharp intellect, the wartime gallantry.
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Marlene Dietrich: Falling in Love Again is at BFI Southbank until 31 December. Marlene Dietrich at Universal 1940-42, a Blu-ray box set containing four films, is released by the BFI on 18 January 2021.
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