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Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

In Praise of Pre-Hays: “Morocco” and the Public Domain

https://blog.archive.org/2026/01/20/in-praise-of-pre-hays-morocco-and-the-public-domain/

#publicdomain #lgbtqia #film

Photograph of Marlene Dietrich in a suit and top hat.
Photograph of Marlene Dietrich in a suit and top hat.
Photograph of Marlene Dietrich in a suit and top hat.
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In Praise of Pre-Hays: “Morocco” and the Public Domain

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traecer
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@traecer@techhub.social replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

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"Marlene Dietrich herself was about as openly bisexual as one could be in the 20th century, and her work in this film carries the confidence of someone comfortable both with flouting and playing up gendered expectations of desirability."

In the 1930s? OK, putting this on my To Watch list!

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