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Queen Christina is a pre-Code Hollywood biographical film, produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933 by Walter Wanger and directed by Rouben Mamoulian. It stars Swedish-born actress Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in their fourth and last film together.
Wyreżyserował go Rouben Mamoulian, natomiast główne role zagrali: Greta Garbo, wówczas jedna z najpopularniejszych hollywoodzkich aktorek, i John Gilbert, którego kariera podupadła wraz z nadejściem ery filmu dźwiękowego. Ten film był czwartym i ostatnim, w którym zagrali razem.
Queen Christina: Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. With Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone. Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.
10 paź 2011 · Greta Garbo as Queen Christina (1933) designed by Adrian. To prove the point that he always lets mind rule the clothes he designs, Adrian pointed out the case of ‘Queen Christina.’ Research disclosed the real woman had no interest in clothes and spent most of her life pursuing freedom in a man’s doublet and hose.
31 mar 2019 · The film is loosely based on the life of the dominant European ruler Queen Christina of Sweden in the 17th century. As queen, she was devoted to her country and the welfare of her people. Ever since taking the throne, Christina had always rejected all sorts of serious romance and marriage.
Queen Christina, devoted to her country, favors peace for Sweden, wishing to end the Thirty Years’ War: “Spoils, glory, flags and trumpets! What is behind these high-sounding words? Death and destruction, crippled men, Sweden victorious in a ravaged Europe, an island in a dead sea.
23 mar 2016 · Garbo’s celebrated androgynous appeal meshed well with the story of a woman who frequently wore men’s apparel and was rumored to prefer the romantic company of women.
