12019-02-03T20:30:59+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b11Song of Songs (1933)plain2019-02-03T20:30:59+00:00Critical Commons19332019-01-28T20:03:52ZVideoRouben MamoulianSong of SongsPatrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b
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12019-02-03T20:48:44+00:002.x11 Song of Songs1Song of Songs (1933)plain2019-02-03T20:48:44+00:00The camera pans away from a disrobing Marlene Dietrich to frame various nude sculptures, thereby encouraging the spectator to imagine Dietrich’s nudity without showing it directly. The play of concealment and revelation is so brazen that the scene mocks the Motion Picture Production Code, prompting us to wonder at the arbitrary rules that made certain images acceptable and others censorable.