Cinematheque: Josef von Sternberg

The last and one of the finest of the Dietrich-Sternberg vehicles finds the leading lady as the mysterious and seductive Concha Perez, who, in early 20th century Spain, frustrates any man who tries to possess her. “One of the most coldly beautiful films ever made. Sternberg's universe is a realm of textures, shadows, and surfaces, which merge and separate in an erotic dance.” (Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader)