CAMILLE (1936)
90TH ANNIVERSARY PRESENTATION
When Swedish ingénue Greta Garbo came to Hollywood more than a century ago, she couldn’t speak English, but that was no obstacle to her stardom. Finally, Irving G. Thalberg cast her as an exotic temptress in Torrent (1926) and her career took off. It was clear from the start that Garbo was an actress of great beauty, presence and emotional depth. Those powers were never more strongly tested than when she took on the role of Marguerite Gautier, the doomed courtesan in love with a younger man (Robert Taylor), in CAMILLE. Under the guidance of director George Cukor, she channeled her grief over the death of her favorite producer, Thalberg, to create a performance that even 90 years later still electrifies audiences.
d. George Cukor, 109m, DCP
DCP courtesy of Warner Brothers Pictures.