Anna Christie (1930)
The posters read “Garbo Talks!” to publicize the remake of Greta Garbo’s silent film Anna Christie and the debut of her unusual speaking voice to her devoted public. Her famous first words as she staggers into a dive bar, bedraggled and already drunk: “Give me a whiskey and a ginger ale on the side, and don’t be stingy, baby.” I’m sure you can catch a clip of those few seconds and save yourself the rest of the ninety minutes. It’s incredibly boring, and her acting leaves much to be desired. Her accent is so thick, it’s nearly impossible to understand her. (She says “yust” instead of “just”.) It’s pretty incredible that audiences forgave her low, manly, unintelligible voice but couldn’t forgive Buster Keaton’s gravely one.
If you really love Greta, you’ll probably want to see her talking debut. I’m not her biggest fan, so I found this movie incredibly boring. For the first fifteen minutes, Marie Dressler and George Marion get drunk in a bar and talk about George’s daughter expecting to arrive. For the next fifteen minutes, Greta and Marie get drunk in the same bar and talk about Greta looking forward to meeting her father. For the next fifteen minutes, Greta and George get drunk in the same bar and talk about how they’ll live from then on. Finally, when Greta meets the gruff, seafaring Charles Bickford, the plot gets going. Charles thinks she’s a lady worthy of marriage, and Greta knows she’s a loose, low-class woman with a shady past. Since she made so many other movies with that exact same romantic conflict, you can rent another movie to see one of better quality and better acting.
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. When Greta and Charles go to the carnival, there are several things that will make you sick, including a roller coaster, merry-go-rounds, and strange angles during the side games. Also when Greta goes on her dad’s boat, the camera bobs from side to side. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
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More Greta Garbo movies here!
If you really love Greta, you’ll probably want to see her talking debut. I’m not her biggest fan, so I found this movie incredibly boring. For the first fifteen minutes, Marie Dressler and George Marion get drunk in a bar and talk about George’s daughter expecting to arrive. For the next fifteen minutes, Greta and Marie get drunk in the same bar and talk about Greta looking forward to meeting her father. For the next fifteen minutes, Greta and George get drunk in the same bar and talk about how they’ll live from then on. Finally, when Greta meets the gruff, seafaring Charles Bickford, the plot gets going. Charles thinks she’s a lady worthy of marriage, and Greta knows she’s a loose, low-class woman with a shady past. Since she made so many other movies with that exact same romantic conflict, you can rent another movie to see one of better quality and better acting.
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. When Greta and Charles go to the carnival, there are several things that will make you sick, including a roller coaster, merry-go-rounds, and strange angles during the side games. Also when Greta goes on her dad’s boat, the camera bobs from side to side. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Greta Garbo movies here!