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Queen Christina. (movie 1933): Greta Garbo delivers a masterful performance in Rouben Mamoulian’s masterpiece. One of the most ambitious Hollywood productions of the early 1930s, the Greta Garbo star vehicle Queen Christina remains surprisingly modern in its execution thanks in large part to director Rouben Mamoulian’s classy, assured touch.
Oil on canvas. Dressed in grey, Christine of Sweden appears on a rearing horse, which symbolizes her status as queen and her power in seventeenth-century Europe. The presence of a falconer beside the dogs alludes to her high station, as hunting was an exercised reserved for royalty and aristocracy. Bourdon made various official images of the ...
Jan 11, 2022 · A trailer I made for the 1933 film, Queen Christina starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert.
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Jan 31, 2023 · Queen Christina was made in 1933 and is among Garbo’s best films (see also Camille, Mata Hari, Ninotchka)—and it showcases brilliantly her great abilities and rare presence and appeal. When watching Garbo, as in Queen Christina , you are aware that you are not watching an ordinary person, a woman from next door, but rather someone who looks as if she is a goddess just descended from Mount ...
From: 'St. Peter's Basilica - A Virtual Tour' by Our Sunday Visitor. In front is the Monument to Christina of Sweden, ordered by Innocent XII but finished under Clement XI in 1702. It was designed by Carlo Fontana; the bronze medallion with the harsh profile of the eccentric queen is by Gilardoni; the putti are by Ottoni; the bas-relief ...
Queen Christina (movie) Queen Christina. (movie) Queen Christina is a 1933 American biographical romantic drama movie directed by Rouben Mamoulian and stars Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone, C. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Owen. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .
Queen Christina. Rouben Mamoulian (seated centre) directing Greta Garbo (second from right) and John Gilbert (right) in Queen Christina (1933). (more) The Song of Songs (1933), Mamoulian’s last film for Paramount as a producer-director, offered a strong performance by Marlene Dietrich but was dismissed by a number of critics as a trite melodrama.
