Josef von Sternberg’s First Talkie Arrives Like a ‘Thunderbolt’
Is von Sternberg’s Thunderbolt the talkies’ first link between the iconography of the criminal underworld and jazz music?
Is von Sternberg’s Thunderbolt the talkies’ first link between the iconography of the criminal underworld and jazz music?
Across six films from 1930-1935 newly restored in a Criterion Collection box set, director Josef von Sternberg and star Marlene Dietrich brought controversy and style to the Hollywood template.