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1926

1h 27m

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Romance

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A young girl and her father are kicked out of their house by a cruel noblewoman, and the girl's heart is broken when her sweetheart, the noblewoman's son, won't go to Paris with them. After becoming an opera star in Paris, the girl returns to her homeland and finds her romance with the nobleman rekindled.

Directors

Monta Bell

Writers

Dorothy Farnum(adaptation by)

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez(novel by)

Dorothy Farnum(screenplay by)

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Greta Garbo

Ricardo Cortez

Gertrude Olmstead

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Leonora Moreno

Don Rafael Brull

Remedios

Pedro Moreno

Cupido

Doña Bernarda Brull

Doña Pepa

Don Andrés

Don Matías

Salvatti

Isabella

Directors

Monta Bell

Writers

Dorothy Farnum(adaptation by)

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez(novel by)

Dorothy Farnum(screenplay by)

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7/10

It is quite risky to make a silent film about an opera star - so much of the passion and power of the piece must surely come from the singing? Well Greta Garbo gives it a damn good try here - and pretty much pulls it off as "Leonora", the young girl in love with the son of the local landed gentry "Don Rafael" (Ricardo Cortez). His rather imperious mother "Doña Bernarda" (Martha Mattox) is having none of it - and soon arranges for the young woman and her family to be turfed from their home. With her father, she heads to Paris where her singing talents reap huge rewards - and she returns to Spain where "Rafael" tries to rekindle their affections... The story is quite straight forward, she the strong determined woman, he the hen-pecked shrimp of a man; and there is a chemistry between them with Garbo on super form. Her gestures, both subtle and grand, as well as her inimitable smile add a richness to the beautifully staged sets and costumes. It's got the odd plot hole - the wealthy chanteuse seems content to let her mother prevail in abject poverty, and her affection for the weak and feeble - though dashing Cortez - beggars belief at times too. Ibañez' story is a rousing one, full of vim and vigour, and despite the lack of "performances" from Garbo's "La Brunna" this isn't an half bad screen adaptation.

Geronimo196706 Jun, 2022