{"id":2875,"date":"2025-12-23T14:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gene-tierney.art\/the-shanghai-gesture-josef-von-sternberg\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T08:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:42:08","slug":"the-shanghai-gesture-josef-von-sternberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gene-tierney.art\/en\/the-shanghai-gesture-josef-von-sternberg\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shanghai Gesture, Josef von Sternberg"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2875\" class=\"elementor elementor-2875 elementor-913\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3eb74 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d3eb74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WATCH THE FILM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893fc75 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"893fc75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a0d76 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5a0d76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ead81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99ead81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac806f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac806f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Josef von Sternberg<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4daa13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d4daa13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81741d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81741d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>INTRIGUE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Von Sternberg, obsessed with light, shot long hours to capture the sparkle in Gene&#8217;s green eyes. She would later say that the shoot was one of the most exhausting of her career.  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532ed60 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"532ed60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/gene-tierney.art\/en\/?page_id=2784\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BACK TO FILMOGRAPHY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1941 The Shanghai Gesture WATCH THE FILM PRODUCTION Josef von Sternberg INTRIGUE In Shanghai, a young woman from a good family falls into despair by frequenting a gambling house run by the mysterious Mother Gin Sling. CRITICAL RECEPTION A striking role that attracts attention: Gene is sensual, unsettling, already a femme fatale. The New York Times praises her &#8220;perverse, fascinating beauty&#8221;. THE ROLE OF GENE Poppy Smith, the fragile heroine who tumbles into intoxication and perdition. Von Sternberg, obsessed with light, shot long hours to capture the sparkle in Gene&#8217;s green eyes. She would later say that the shoot was one of the most exhausting of her career. 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