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When Love Dies
From 1930 onwards, across six films, Dietrich and director Joseph von Sternberg created a vision of absurd movie desire. Dietrich, in songs like 'When Love Dies', leaves her voice hanging in the air like mockery. A Love Goddess was being born.
Producer: Mark Burman
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Tue 7 May 2024
21:45
麻豆社 Radio 3
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