Garbo and Dietrich inspired art |
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Here you will find a collection of Garbo/Dietrich inspired art. |
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Edward Steichen's famous photomontage
American photographer Edward Steichen made this photomontage in 1934.

Sadly, its not real.
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Garbo & Dietrich - fan art by RubyRed
The artist is Anna Maria, aka Ruby Red. She is an Italian art teacher. Garbo and Dietrich are one of her inspirations.


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Zum Teufel mit der Garbo! – Zarah meet Marlene / Marlene meets Zarah (German stage play)
This musical comedy play had its premiere on September 19, 2003, in Berlin/German. Garbo didn't appear as a character, she was only a fictional Person. The witty and even a bit political play was around Dietrich's and Zarah's "Garbo" like image.

promo picture
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Dietrich & Garbo: Von Kopf bis Fuss (Dutch stage play)
In 2002 the lesbian Dutch theater group Mevrouw Jansen staged a play about the rumor that Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo have had a romantic affair with each other. Humor, music, dance and costumes had an important role in this play.

poster art
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Garbo/Dietrich photomontage on German news magazine
This German magazine from 1932, wrote that Garbo and Dietrich were going to make a film together called Tragödie einer Liebe (Tragedy of Love). They wrote that Garbo will star next to Marlene Dietrich in a film based on the life of Siamese Twins.

1932 photomontage |
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Garbo/Marlene - Docu Film: Hollywood Rivals - Marlene Dietrich vs. Greta Garbo (USA 2006)
The Inside Story on Hollywood's Greatest Rivalries. This is a TV produced documentary in 23 episodes. Each part runs 50 minutes.


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Garbo/Marlene - Art Film: Meeting of Two Queens: Encuentro entre dos Reinas (Spain 1991)
This is a 14 minutes film by Cecilia Barriga.

In this witty, luminous tape Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich star in the roles of their lives—cast as lovers by Chilean video artist Barriga.
Queen Christina meets the Scarlet Empress; Anna Karenina and Blonde Venus transcend tragedy. This beguiling tape links the queens of the silver screen through motifs such as the cigarette and a circuitry of meaningful gazes and gestures.
Clips from their signature roles are remounted in silent film style vignettes to tell a burgeoning tale of desire and destiny.
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