Queen Christina

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Queen Christina

film by Mamoulian [1933]

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Greta Garbo
…in Mata Hari (1932) and Queen Christina (1933) were among her most popular, and they were mildly scandalous for their frank-as-the-times-would-permit treatment of eroticism and bisexuality, respectively. Garbo portrayed contemporary protagonists in As You Desire Me (1932) and The Painted Veil (1934), the latter film being highly reminiscent of the…
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…in Mata Hari (1932) and Queen Christina (1933) were among her most popular, and they were mildly scandalous for their frank-as-the-times-would-permit treatment of eroticism and bisexuality, respectively. Garbo portrayed contemporary protagonists in As You Desire Me (1932) and The Painted Veil (1934), the latter film being highly reminiscent of the…
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John Gilbert
…in such sound films as Queen Christina (1933) belies that explanation. Revisionist historians consider the MGM executive Louis B. Mayer the person responsible for ending Gilbert’s career. Mayer despised the rebellious and womanizing Gilbert and allegedly sabotaged the actor’s early sound work by saddling him with inferior material. More recent…
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…in such sound films as Queen Christina (1933) belies that explanation. Revisionist historians consider the MGM executive Louis B. Mayer the person responsible for ending Gilbert’s career. Mayer despised the rebellious and womanizing Gilbert and allegedly sabotaged the actor’s early sound work by saddling him with inferior material. More recent…
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