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Constellation

Marlene Dietrich: queering gender onscreen

Created by Jini Maxwell

Featured in this constellation

Victor/Victoria

Carlotta

Pose

The Politician

Work in Progress

Morocco

Marlene Dietrich is an icon of queer style – from her proud bisexuality to her scandalous decision to wear a tuxedo on the red carpet. This constellation explores androgyny, gender non-conformity and drag on screen in the century since Dietrich's performance in Morocco (1930).

Flipping dress codes and gender expectations   → Morocco