Marlene Dietrich

In the final years of her life, legendary actress Marlene Dietrich has withdrawn from public view, determined that the world remember her as the glamorous Hollywood star she once was. Speaking to filmmaker Maximilian Schell about a proposed documentary, she agrees to let him record her voice but refuses to appear on camera. As she reflects on her extraordinary career, cherished memories, and increasingly solitary existence, her fierce independence begins to reveal a deeply vulnerable woman beneath the famous image. Marlene Dietrich is a poignant dramatic monologue about pride, loneliness, aging, and the desire to control how we are remembered.