McL-Cassandra If you ever want to watch a truly IMMENSE actress portray a gut wrenching scene, just dive deep into the 1936 film Camille. The spectacle of which I speak is easily one of Garbo's finest. It comes quite far into the movie when Marguerite must gather the courage to rip Armand's heart to shreds. As she sits at her dressing table, pleading with her maid to help give her the strength to carry out this brutal act, you'll find Garbo achingly exposed and at her passionate best, emoting a raw unpasteurized portrayal of abject suffering. It is almost torture to bear witness to this pageant of despair. I can't say enough about a woman who would give so much of her inner soul for her craft. There are many fine reviews outlining the plot of this beloved movie, so I think I'll end right here and admonish you to see Camille for the sheer spectacle of enchanting intensity and endless fascination, .. that is, ..and forever remains, ..Garbo!

Hitchcoc This is based on the sentimental novel by Alexandre Dumas fils. It is the story of a courtesan who is being kept by a rich man. She lives in the early 1800's, a harsh time, and has pretty much all she wants--except true love. When the handsome Robert Taylor (Armand) comes along, she is willing to do anything for him. He feels the same way but it is dissuaded by his uncle because her past will ruin any prospects he has. Greta Garbo is Camille, playing the part to the hilt. She is another one of those fragile beings that made up her career. Everything is orchestrated to bring about the striking conclusion. Part of the problem is that this ending has been parodied so many times and is so gut wrenching, it's almost too much to watch. All the characters are handsome or pretty and the milieu of France is well crafted. But it really seems dated now.

GeoPierpont Oh dear heaven, this woman can act and I never knew it even though I watched "Ninotchka"... I swear I had no idea she could convey so many emotional pauses through life like she did with this film, kudos my dear!!Of course much credit is due to Dumas but my friends this is one of a kind entertainment venue you will never find again. She is perfect in any scene and I am one to discern any and I mean ANY discrepancies in virtue, sincerity, and most importantly convincing emotional transference. What a woman!!High high high recommend for romantics, Garbo fans, she is absolutely stunning and wish I could see more of her in these roles. Amen.

Pierre_D Camille is set in the late 1800's where the inimitable Greta Garbo plays French courtesan Marguerite Gautier (the "Camille" of the title refers to the camelias, or Marguerite flowers she adores) fighting to stave off debts and suitors while she fights an encroaching tuberculosis.The settings are grand, from the opera house to the palatial estates to the country villa flanked by a castle owned by the omnipresent Baron, the man Marguerite years for while loving the much younger Armand. It is Armand who seeks to marry Marguerite, to make her "an honest woman", if you'll forgive my expression, but she understands life much more than he. She knows it is fruitless, that he cannot keep her expenses or interest more than fleetingly. They meet almost accidentally when he goes to her opera loge, where she mistakes him for he Baron. When the Baron arrives, she sends him off for frosted chestnuts, and he never returns as he sees her with his rival.The film spends much time in between Marguerite's debts, her seduction of both men and her quasi-avoidance of friends Olympe and Prudence, who are vulgar pleasure-seekers in their own right. You know this will not end wall, as Garbo always seemed to lose her movie relationships, but it is hard to take your eyes off her classic figure, or to deafen yourself to her accent as she toys with her entourage. The end is tragic, as she dies in the arms of Armand, the man with whom she consented to a country life, but the moment is filmed with dignity and panache.See if only to see...Garbo talk! She had been in non-talkies previously and made a great leap here.