Round 6: Tossup 7

Director and star required. In Notes on “Camp”, Susan Sontag wrote that “camp is” all of this director-star duo’s films, but “especially” the last one, (-5[1])whose screenplay was by John Dos Passos. Adolphe Menjou’s character is a “surrogate” for this director’s fascination with this star, according to an essay by Laura Mulvey. This star wrote the story of a film by this director in which this star enthralls a dying chemist by taking off a gorilla costume. Many critics chastised this director for an implausible ending in which this star walks across a desert after kicking off (*) her high heels. In a film by this director, this star of Blonde Venus seduces a woman while (10[1])wearing a top hat and tuxedo. This (10[1])director and star had an affair while making a film in which this star of Morocco sings “Falling in Love Again” as cabaret performer Lola Lola. For 10 points, what two Germans directed and starred in The Blue Angel? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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