Academy Awards, USA 1938
| Nominated Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role Greta Garbo |
MGM
Directed by George Cukor
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Robert Taylor falls in love with Greta Garbo at the opera. She mistakes him for a rich baron, otherwise his lack of wealth would have prevented them from ever meeting. She tries to break it off when she learns his real identity, but he persuades her that he loves her, really, really he does. They spend one idyllic summer in the country until his father comes along and convinces her to leave him. For some reason she agrees and pretends to fall out of love with him, taking up once again with the rich baron. Months of unhappiness pass until they are reunited on her death bed. A silly, tragic romance among the selfish aristocrats of 17th century France. For some reason there is no character named Camille, though Garbo's character does like camellias, so I suppose that is the tenuous connection to the title.
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