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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineOne of the ultimate expressions of Paramount Studios chic, Desire remains one of its desirable star's finest films.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasDesire represents Hollywood at its timeless, beloved best. A stunning blend of European and American sensibilities -- Marlene Dietrich and producer Ernst Lubitsch on the one hand, Gary Cooper and director Frank Borzage on the other -- it is the epitome of glittery escapist entertainment. Yet the emotional honesty at its core gives it a reality that is deeply involving. [12 May 1986, p.2]
- 88Slant MagazineSlant MagazineWhen Dietrich sings the Friedrich Hollander/Leo Robin song “Awake In A Dream” to Cooper, her purring, off-key voice envelops us in a world of addictive movie fantasy, presided over by two very different masters locked in a tantalizing creative affair.
- 80The New York TimesFrank S. NugentThe New York TimesFrank S. NugentYou will not, in Desire, find a great story, but you will discover one that has been splendidly told. If it is a Lubitsch production, constantly highlighted by those indefinable touches of his, still one should not overlook the skill of its director, Frank Borzage; its excellent camera work, or the performances.
- 80Time OutTime OutMarlene's best movie away from Sternberg, it's relaxed, funny and charming.
- 80The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelThis is a polished light comedy in the "continental" style -- a sophisticated romantic trifle, with Dietrich more chic and modern than in her von Sternberg pictures.