With greta garbo, john gilbert, ian keith, lewis stone. It stars swedishborn actress greta garbo and john gilbert in their fourth and last film together. Aug 20, 2014 queen christina 1933 todays film is queen christina. Queen christina 1933 todays film is queen christina. Queen christina has been ranked 3178 times, wins 48. Queen christina greta garbo 1933 movie poster masterprint. Brand new and packaged carefully in a oversized protective tube. Displaying the full range of greta garbos mystique, queen christina 1933 is usually considered one of garbos best works, as well as her most erotically complex. Young christina ascends to the swedish throne at age 5. In her talking pictures garbos voice is low, and she speaks with an accent. Greta garbo appears as queen christina of sweden in her first.
If you want a factual biography of king christina vasa, the most famous woman in 17th c europe as well as perhaps the most interesting, youll learn more from five minutes reading on wikipedia. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The film is very good, garbo is beautiful and spellbinding, and one who appreciates. Christina 18 december 1626 19 april 1689 became queen of sweden at the age of almost six. There are few movies as sensuous as queen christina. Garbo portrayed contemporary protagonists in as you desire me 1932 and the painted veil 1934, the latter film being. Queen christina 1933 stream and watch online moviefone. Starring greta garbo, john gilbert, ian keith, and lewis stone. Queen christina 1933 is one of greta garbos quintessential. All in all, queen christina is a glamourous fairy tale, an operatic openingnight pageant of languid beauty.
To her people, christina is everything a domineering bully, a fragile woman, a brilliant leader, a lusty monarch, a kindly diplomat, and more. Queen christina greta garbo 1933 movie poster masterprint queen christina was reproduced on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. Movie poster queen christina 1933 window card 14x22 vf 7. Queen christina of sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. Garbo is magnificent as an intelligent, liberated queen. Mind you, i dont mean erotic though it certainly has its share of that, but garbos ecstasy. She spends most of the film in mens clothes and thighlength boots. Queen christina is considered by many to be her best film. Greta garbo appears as queen christina of sweden in her first film in more than eighteen months. Christina chafes against the double standards that abound. Being precensorship, the film casts a glance that way. They ride through the snowy woods on their horses, with christina androgynously looking like a lowerclass young man with a pageboy haircut so she can be anonymous and unrecognized among her subjects. Queen christina of sweden is a dominant european ruler in the 17th century, and has never thought of romance.
In their introductory exchange, following a passionate kiss on the mouth, ebba begs for time alone with her, leading christina to promise an extended vacation together just the two of us as soon as matters of state allow. While she is queen, sweden becomes a dominant european power at the end of the thirty years war. One of silent cinemas greatest pairings, greta garbo and john gilbert starred together one last time in queen christina. As far as queen christina is concerned, outside of a situation where christina is actually mistaken for a man, her cross dressing is not used for comedy and overall christina herself is treated fairly respectfully. However, she accidentally and secretly falls in love with an emissary from spain, even though a marriage between the two seems out of the question. With its gorgeous portrait of the face, also known as greta garbo. Pressured to marry her cousin karl gustav reginald owen and produce an heir, the queen slips away incognito and ends up at a country inn, where she meets and falls in love with antonio john gilbert, a spanish envoy on his way to the palace. As with her english counterpart, religion becomes a focal point. Queen christina 1933 history met hollywood, and hollywood came out the winner when greta garbo decided to return to the screen after an 18month absence as one of her native swedens most famous rulers, queen christina 1933. This item ships rolled to insure maximum protection. Another shade of archive queen christina 1933 the movie.
Queen christina 1933 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. For auction is mega rare late 1940s original vintage movie poster from exyugoslavia, kraljica kristina queen christina directed by rouben mamoulian. Garbo is cinematic perfection in the role she was born to play, that of the 17th century swedish monarch. Released 1933, queen christina stars greta garbo, john gilbert, lewis stone, elizabeth young the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. However, when she falls in love with a spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves. Queen christina 1933 the movie queen christina was based on the life of a real swedish monarch and lesbian. September 6th, 2005 not yet rated 1 hr 37 min plot summary. A swedish queen with a decidedly masculine command of her country falls in love a spanish emissary. Christina falls in love with her spanish envoy, played by john gilbert. Greta garbo appears as queen christina of sweden in her. I love this movie and the fact that queen christina is ahead of her time. Queen christina is a historical drama movie made in 1933, directed by rouben mamoulian,and starring greta garbo, john gilbert, ian keith and lewis stone. When she witnesses a spanish carriage as it gets stuck in a ditch of soft snow, she rides.
In july 1933, the press announced that olivier would take the part. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. As well as the demands of being a warleader during the thirty years war, queen christina is expec. The film queen christina is roughly as faithful to swedish history as the film jaws to the novel moby dick. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The film portrays the life of queen christina of sweden, who became monarch at the age of six in 1632 and grew to be a powerful and influential leader.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. As with her english counterpart, religion becomes a focal. Hollywood changed the story, but traces of the truth seem to linger. She laughs in this too, apparently, and this movie came first. Watch queen christina online stream full movie directv. There she meets and secretly falls for a spanish envoy on his way to the royal court. Queen christina movie posters from movie poster shop. Queen christina 1933 official trailer greta garbo movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. This film has it all for me star power, a romantic story, sexual innuendo, humor, and socialpolitical commentary.
So its a sad ending, but hopefully christina will have a better future. Working from the true story of the 17th century swedish queen who abdicated her throne for love, mgm surrounded garbo with the kind of beautifully detailed period sets and costumes for which it was known in the 1930s, including. However, i could not help but wonder if this would have held true if the movie had been about a king dressing up as woman. More than just her expected role as a woman, her role as a ruler sees the expectations soar. Nov, 2011 as far as queen christina is concerned, outside of a situation where christina is actually mistaken for a man, her cross dressing is not used for comedy and overall christina herself is treated fairly respectfully.
Buy queen christina movie posters from movie poster shop. The wise and peaceloving queen christina greta garbo has ruled sweden since the age of 6, when her heroic father died in battle. This precode film centers on a swedish queens decision choosing between her own happiness versus the one that her advisors believe is best garbo plays the. The beginning and end of the film are both marked with the death of a kingqueen. In the future, in my memory, i shall live a great deal in this room. Queen christina 1933 the best movies in cinematic history.
Gilberts career was in tatters by 1933 after a string on failures, and laurence olivier had already bailed from the role, but garbo insisted on gilbert. Queen christina is a 1933 biographical film about queen christina of sweden, who is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. She has, though, some very powerful moments as an actress in this film. Queen christina 1933 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. April 12th happy easter check out steves jesus movies hub page. Queen christina is a precode hollywood biographical film, produced by metro goldwynmayer in 1933 by walter wanger and directed by rouben mamoulian. Queen christina 1933 is one of greta garbos quintessential, mostremembered screen portrayals and one of her finest films, with glowing scenes enhanced by her favorite cinematographer william daniels that reflect the mystique of the lovely, enigmatic actress. Queen christina is a precode hollywood biographical film, produced by metrogoldwynmayer in 1933 by walter wanger and directed by rouben mamoulian. As a member of the house of vasa, she succeeded her father gustavus adolphus upon his death at the battle of lutzen, but began ruling the swedish empire when she reached the age of 18. Ive been writing this site for a while, and i want to offer my readers some advice. Like englands elizabeth i, christina greta garbo is pressured into a politically correct marriage her cousin but she falls in love with an emissary from spain john gilbert. More overt is the queen s relationship with ebba, her lady in waiting.
But if the glamorous garbo was a far cry from the real christina a trolllike, hygienicallychallenged figure given to dirty jokes the sexual politics on the set. Overview of queen christina, 1933, directed by rouben mamoulian, with greta garbo, john gilbert, ian keith, at turner classic movies. Queen christina ist ein amerikanischer spielfilm uber konigin christine. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. This mgm film, garbos first and only film with director rouben mamoulian, luxuriously captures the graceful allure and persona of one of hollywoods most famous and lovely performers especially in its final enigmatic closeup. Hyde 1931, miriam hopkins, and queen christina 1933, greta garbo. Forgive me for being a queen queen christina 1933 duration. However, when she falls in love with a spanish envoy, she. Heavy hangs the head i have been memorizing this room. He puts together a complete package and knows how to tell a story. Christina vasa became king not queen of sweden at the age of five in 1632. Director rouben mamoulian has directed some of my favorite precode films, and really brought out the strength and charms of his leading ladies doing it. The wise and peaceloving queen christina greta garbo has ruled sweden since the age of 6, when.
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