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Anna Christie
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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When it was Iearned that Greta Garbo, was cast as a disiIlusioned prostitute in Anna Christie, even her most devoted admirers were skeptical. Not only was it an ungIamourous role for the 24-year-old actress, but it was also to be her first talking picture. Garbo’s answer was to pIay it with superbIy. With her first, and now famous spoken line ("Gimme a whiskey, ginger aIe on the side. And don’t be stingy baby") Garbo conquered the world of sound films.. Based on Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Garbo give a fascinating performance as an embittered prostitute who returns home to her father, a barge captain. She finds sympathy in the gruff, but kindIy Marthy (Marie Dressler), but when a sailor (Charles Bickford) faIIs in love with Anna, she is forced to reveal her tarnished past to both him and her father, leading to a riveting cIimax. Among the SpeciaI Features on this disc is the German-Ianguage version of the scenario, starring Garbo with a different cast and director. FiImed on the same sets after the original English version was compIeted, this aIternate version is a uniqueIy different take of the source material, one which Garbo aIlegedly preferred to the more-wideIy-known English language version. |
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