Marlene Deitrich : The Power of Confidence

Kafemme18 Jun, 2022Fashion

There is no power like the power of confidence. No woman embodies this power more completely than Marlene Deitrich. Born Marie Magdalene Dietrich in 1901 to an affluent Berlin family, she was drawn to performance in her teen years. She took the name Marlene (crafted from her first and middle name) and sought her path to stardom. Despite her passion for performance, it took some time for her to find her feet in the craft. By the 20s she found her stride on the stage and in film, where her commanding presence captivated audiences. In 1930, she starred as Lola Lola in the German film The Blue Angel, a tale of a femme fatale cabaret singer who seduces and destroys a respectable schoolmaster. It was a role that paved the way to stardom, leading to a film career of more than 24 films over a period of thirty years. As she aged, she took that stardom to her truest love - the theatre. Marlene spent her latter years in cabaret, commanding sellout audiences well into her seventies.