have recently purchase universal marlene dietrich dvd collection and i be somewhat reluctant to watch golden earring . the idea of a 40 something marlene dietrich a a gypsy in a war time romance seem unusual and and implausible . i should not have worry . with all the professional talent that go into these old movie and it hard to miss and really . the movie be a joy to watch while it a classic . the most interesting thing about the film be dietrich and who pull off the gypsy role perfectly . the makeup and lighting and photography and and her performance all add up to make a really startling and memorable character . i have never see dietrich play a good woman convincingly before but she do here . she play a lot of heartless vamp in those great sternberg film and so it be refresh to see her in a more down to earth and relaxed role and play an exotic but very human character . overall and a very nice romance . the love story be believable and optimistic and and the happy end be extremely satisfying .