A Parisian courtesan must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her, even as her own health begins to fail..
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s melodrama and want to see an absolute masterclass in acting, then yes. It’s a slow burn, though. If you need explosions or someone jogging through a desert like in The Missing Link, you’re going to be bored to tears. This is a movie about people sitting in rooms,...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
George Cukor
Alexander Butler
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s melodrama and want to see an absolute masterclass in acting, then yes. It’s a slow burn, though. If you need explosions or someone jogging through a desert like in The Missing Link, you’re going to be bored to tears. This is a movie about people sitting in rooms, looking sad, and wearing very expensive lace. Greta Garbo is basically doing everything here. I mean, the rest of the cast is fine, but you’re only looking at her. She has this w..."
Frances Marion, Zoe Akins, Isabelle Kloucowski, Carey Wilson, Alexandre Dumas fils, James Hilton
United States
Romance, Drama
