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The Blue Angel

1930·Movie
1h 48min·NR
85
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6Metacritic907.5Rotten Tomatoes96%86%

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A , drama: , but never scary, .

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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You Too, Will Be Aroused By Her Intoxicating Beauty! "This Woman Makes a Man of Dignity a Slave to Love!"

Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.
Classic German CinemaPsychological DramaTragic DownfallWeimar Republic SettingObsessive LoveCabaret LifeSocial SatireIconic PerformancesBleak & Unflinching

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Directed by:
Josef von Sternberg
Written by:
Josef von Sternberg, Robert Liebmann, Karl Vollmöller
Produced by:
Erich Pommer
Composed by:
Friedrich Hollaender

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No sequels or prequels available

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Where can I stream The Blue Angel?

KanopyDarkroomFawesomeKino Film CollectionMometuTubi TVArtiflix

In the United States, The Blue Angel streams on Kino Film Collection and Artiflix, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Darkroom, Fawesome, Mometu, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. It also streams in 138 other countries.

Is The Blue Angel worth watching?

85
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 90). Critics rate it higher (93 out of 100) than audiences (79).

Will I feel good after watching The Blue Angel?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is The Blue Angel plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is The Blue Angel in English?

German

No, it was made in German.