A significant volume of academic literature, especially since 1975, analyzes Dietrich's image, as created by the film industry, within various theoretical frameworks, including that of psycho-analysis.
Znatna količina akademske literature, posebno nakon 1975., analizira imidž Marlene Dietrich kakvog je kreirala filmska industrija u raznim teoretskim okvirima, uključujući psihoanalizu.