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Article: A Sierckian Double Image: The Narration of Zarah Leander as a National Socialist Star.
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- Film Criticism
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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Introduction
Zarah Leander was without doubt one of the most popular female star figures of Nazi Germany, arguably even the most popular, male or female, within and beyond the borders of the Third Reich. She was known both as an actress and a singer and not only received one of the highest wages paid to an Ufa star at the time, but also sold recordings of her songs in various languages, including French and her native Swedish.
Her rise was as sudden as it was orchestrated. In 1936, the German Ufa signed Leander, a virtually unknown stage performer from Sweden with only scarce film experience, to an exclusive renewable three film contract that promised ...