A Parisian courtesan (Greta Garbo) must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her, even as her own health begins to fail.
I watched this because I am a fan of the camera work that Karl Freund did, but I do not know which was his and which was William Daniels. So to try and even make an intelligent critique seems impossible, and I will not even try.
The film as a whole is a great update on the older (1921) version, and far more watchable if you are not a fan of silent films. I am a bit surprised how few adaptations there appear to be, given how long the play has existed. Unless they just go under other names to be confusing...
There is some talk online about who is better, Greta Garbo or Barbara Stanwyck. I am a Stanwyck fan, but hey, I am not going to say Garbo did a bad job here. She nailed it.
I watched this because I am a fan of the camera work that Karl Freund did, but I do not know which was his and which was William Daniels. So to try and even make an intelligent critique seems impossible, and I will not even try.
The film as a whole is a great update on the older (1921) version, and far more watchable if you are not a fan of silent films. I am a bit surprised how few adaptations there appear to be, given how long the play has existed. Unless they just go under other names to be confusing...
There is some talk online about who is better, Greta Garbo or Barbara Stanwyck. I am a Stanwyck fan, but hey, I am not going to say Garbo did a bad job here. She nailed it.