Camille (1936)
As much as I’ve criticized Greta Garbo in the past, I’m mature enough to admit when she looks pretty and gives a good acting performance. In Camille, she looks beautiful and earned both Rag and Oscar nominations for her role as the famed literary prostitute. You youngsters might not recognize the title, but if the age-old plot of a rich man offering a low-class woman money to stay away from his son sounds familiar, it’s from Camille. You might have seen Moulin Rouge, which was very, very loosely based on the classic story, but trust me, Greta Garbo came before Nicole Kidman.
Set in the 1800s, Greta stars as a well-to-do courtesan. Robert Taylor, one of the biggest heartthrobs at the time, is wealthy and classy and has a great future ahead of him. Unfortunately, he falls head over heels for Greta and becomes her latest in a long line of sugar daddies. He sends her camellia corsages, and in one of the most famous flaws, she smells the bouquet and smiles. Camelias have no fragrance, and they wilt quickly, so any corsage attached at the beginning of the evening would look terrible after a few hours. But back to the plot:
Robert’s father Lionel Barrymore doesn’t approve of the match, and he comes to Greta with the famous bribe. If you don’t know the story, I won’t spoil what happens later, but it does have a pretty well-known storyline. Keep in mind this is a tragedy. The hooker with a heart of gold is a classic character in movies, but so is the theme of the wages of sin.
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Set in the 1800s, Greta stars as a well-to-do courtesan. Robert Taylor, one of the biggest heartthrobs at the time, is wealthy and classy and has a great future ahead of him. Unfortunately, he falls head over heels for Greta and becomes her latest in a long line of sugar daddies. He sends her camellia corsages, and in one of the most famous flaws, she smells the bouquet and smiles. Camelias have no fragrance, and they wilt quickly, so any corsage attached at the beginning of the evening would look terrible after a few hours. But back to the plot:
Robert’s father Lionel Barrymore doesn’t approve of the match, and he comes to Greta with the famous bribe. If you don’t know the story, I won’t spoil what happens later, but it does have a pretty well-known storyline. Keep in mind this is a tragedy. The hooker with a heart of gold is a classic character in movies, but so is the theme of the wages of sin.
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!