Saturday, December 29, 2018

Ninotchka (1939): Greta Garbo


     Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and co-written by Billy Wilder, Ninotchka (1939) was the first full-on Comedy for Greta Garbo... who had long reigned as the stoic Queen of Drama going back to the Silent Era. The story concerns a stiff female Russian Envoy, sent to settle a deal in carefree Paris, involving the sale of Russian Imperial jewels. The film is entertaining throughout, and the whole cast is great... including Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas and Bela Lugosi.

Ninotchka. 1939: Greta Garbo

Ninotchka. 1939: Greta Garbo

Ninotchka. 1939: Greta Garbo

Ninotchka. 1939: Greta Garbo

Ninotchka. 1939: Greta Garbo

Ninotchka. 1939: Greta Garbo

Ninotchka. 1939: Greta Garbo and Bela Lugosi

Ninotchka. 1939: Greta Garbo

Ninotchka. 1939: Greta Garbo