Which 1935 film of a Tolstoy tragedy starred Greta Garbo?
"Anna Karenina (1935 film) Anna Karenina is a 1935 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the novel ""Anna Karenina"" by Leo Tolstoy and directed by Clarence Brown. The film stars Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Basil Rathbone and Maureen O'Sullivan. There are several other film adaptations of the novel. In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site of many prestigious MGM premieres. The film earned $2,304,000 at the box office, and won the Mussolini Cup for best foreign film at the Venice Film Festival. Greta Garbo received a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for her"
"Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. Garbo was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress and received an Academy Honorary Award in 1954 for her ""luminous and unforgettable screen performances."" In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on their list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema, after Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, and Ingrid Bergman. Garbo launched her career with a secondary role in the 1924 Swedish film ""The Saga of Gosta"
"The Raven (1935 film) The Raven is a 1935 American horror film directed by Lew Landers (billed under his real name, Louis Friedlander) and starring Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. The picture revolves around Edgar Allan Poe's famous homonymous poem, featuring Lugosi as a Poe-obsessed mad surgeon with a torture chamber in his basement and Karloff as a fugitive murderer desperately on the run from the police. Lugosi had the lead role but Karloff received top billing, using only his last name, Universal Studio's publicity strategy during much of the decade while Karloff was at his height, ending with ""Son"
"and even paranoid due to her infidelity's suspicions which will lead eventually to her suicide. Anna Karenina (1915 film) Anna Karenina is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Betty Nansen. It was the first American adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy. The film is considered to be lost. Some scenes were shot on location at a ski resort near Montreal. Anna Karenina is a married aristocrat and socialite living in Saint Petersburg. She is living a torrid romance with a wealthy and young count, he loves her and is willing to marry"
"The Saga of Gosta Berling The Saga of Gosta Berling () is a 1924 Swedish romantic drama film directed by Mauritz Stiller and released by AB Svensk FAB Svensk Filmindustri, starring Lars Hanson, Gerda Lundequist and Greta Garbo in her domestic film breakthrough. It is based on Swedish Nobel Prize-winning author Selma Lagerlöf's 1891 debut novel of the same name. The film is also known as Gosta Berling's Saga, The Story of Gosta Berling and The Atonement of Gosta Berling. Gosta Berling, a priest, is sacked because of his inappropriate life style. He entertains a wealthy lady who in return"
"The Painted Veil (1934 film) The Painted Veil is a 1934 American drama directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Greta Garbo. The film was produced by Hunt Stromberg for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Based on the 1925 novel ""The Painted Veil"" by W. Somerset Maugham, with a screenplay by John Meehan, Salka Viertel, and Edith Fitzgerald, the film is about a woman who accompanies her new husband to China while he conducts medical research. Feeling neglected by her husband, the woman soon falls in love with a handsome diplomatic attaché. The film score was by Herbert Stothart, the cinematography by William H. Daniels,"
"The Painted Veil (1934 film) The Painted Veil is a 1934 American drama directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Greta Garbo. The film was produced by Hunt Stromberg for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Based on the 1925 novel ""The Painted Veil"" by W. Somerset Maugham, with a screenplay by John Meehan, Salka Viertel, and Edith Fitzgerald, the film is about a woman who accompanies her new husband to China while he conducts medical research. Feeling neglected by her husband, the woman soon falls in love with a handsome diplomatic attaché. The film score was by Herbert Stothart, the cinematography by William H. Daniels,"
"Wild Orchids (film) Wild Orchids is a 1929 American silent drama film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Greta Garbo, Lewis Stone and Nils Asther. Only these three stars received cast credit. The plot is very similar to Garbo's later sound film, ""The Painted Veil"" (1934). John Sterling (Lewis Stone) takes his young wife Lillie (Greta Garbo) to Java where he plans to invest in tea plantations. Beyond the difference in years between the two, he is neglectful, which creates reactions of frustration from his romantic young wife. Aboard a ship, Lillie witnesses a scene of cruelty –"
"Ninotchka Ninotchka is a 1939 American film made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by producer and director Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. It is written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Walter Reisch, based on a screen story by Melchior Lengyel. ""Ninotchka"" is Greta Garbo's first full comedy, and her penultimate film. It is one of the first American movies which, under the cover of a satirical, light romance, depicted the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin as being rigid and gray, in this instance comparing it with the free and sunny Parisian society of pre-war years. Three Russians, Iranov"
"in love with them, which eventually led to his tragic riding accident, 10 years later, falling from a horse and being paralyzed in 1995. Anna Karenina (1985 film) Anna Karenina is a 1985 American made-for-television romantic drama film based on the famous Leo Tolstoy novel ""Anna Karenina"" starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Reeve and directed by Simon Langton. The film was broadcast on CBS on March 26, 1985. Tragic Anna Karenina (; ) leaves her cold husband for the dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia. The unfortunate series of events leave her hopelessly depressed. This 1985 TV movie version starred:"
"adapted from Alexandre Dumas's play and novel, ""La dame aux camélias"" The film starred Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, and Lionel Barrymore, and earned Garbo her third Oscar nomination. Despite the fame afforded her, Akins didn't pursue a screenwriting career beyond her early successes. In 1932, she married Hugo Rumbold (in the last year of his life) and, after several Hollywood films, she returned to writing plays and spending time with her family. She was rumoured to be in a long-term relationship with Jobyna Howland until Howland's death in 1936. According to Anita Loos, the two squabbled often, ""But such gibes"
"eyes of Tolstoy's new secretary, Valentin Bulgakov, who finds himself mediating between the two sides. He also has a love affair with one of the Tolstoians, Masha. Ultimately, Tolstoy signs the new will and travels to an undisclosed location where he can continue his work undisturbed. After his departure, Sofya unsuccessfully attempts suicide. During the journey, Tolstoy falls ill. The film ends with his death near the Astapovo train station where Sofya is allowed by their daughter to see him just moments before his death. The closing credits state that five years after his death the Russian senate reverted the"
"Three Deaths ""Three Deaths: A Tale"" (, Tri smerti) is a short story by Leo Tolstoy first published in 1859. It narrates the deaths of three subjects: a noblewoman, a coachman and a tree. The story begins with a noblewoman named Lady Shirkinskaya and her maid riding in a carriage. The noblewoman, who is suffering from consumption, wears an expression of anger and scorn. The carriage, accompanied by a calèche, stops by a posting-station. The husband of the noblewoman and a doctor step out of the calèche, but the noblewoman refuses to leave her carriage. As the husband and the"
"in 1938. Her career revived upon her turn to comedy in ""Ninotchka"" (1939), which earned her a third Academy Award nomination, but after the failure of ""Two-Faced Woman"" (1941), she retired from the screen, at the age of 35, after acting in twenty-eight films. From then on, Garbo declined all opportunities to return to the screen. Shunning publicity, she led a private life. Garbo also became an art collector in her later life; her collection, including works from painters such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pierre Bonnard, and Kees van Dongen, was worth millions of dollars when she died. Greta Lovisa Gustafsson"
"The Temptress The Temptress is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Lionel Barrymore, and Roy D'Arcy. It premiered on October 10, 1926. The film melodrama was based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez adapted for the screen by Dorothy Farnum. In her fourth film and only second film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Garbo plays the title role, a vamp who inadvertently destroys many men who come in contact with her. The film was released on DVD in 2005 with a new score, written by Michael Picton, who won Turner Classic"
"Departure of a Grand Old Man Departure of a Grand Old Man () is a 1912 Russian silent film about the last days of author Leo Tolstoy. The film was directed by Yakov Protazanov and Elizaveta Thiman, and was actress Olga Petrova's first film. The film depicts a group of peasants who come to the home of Leo Tolstoy to ask for land. We see the old sage attempting to help the peasants while his wife, Sofia Andreevna, is counting money and quarreling. Overwhelmed, Tolstoy is driven to the edge of suicide. It ends with Tolstoy on his death bed"
"Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) is a 1931 American pre-Code film directed and produced by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Greta Garbo and Clark Gable. The film was based on the novel by David Graham Phillips and made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the only film in which Greta Garbo was paired with Clark Gable. The notoriety of the novel alone was enough for British censors to ban it from release. With a few cuts, it was finally approved in the UK with a new title: ""The Rise of Helga"". Helga Ohlin (Greta Garbo)"
"Anna Karenina (1915 film) Anna Karenina is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Betty Nansen. It was the first American adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy. The film is considered to be lost. Some scenes were shot on location at a ski resort near Montreal. Anna Karenina is a married aristocrat and socialite living in Saint Petersburg. She is living a torrid romance with a wealthy and young count, he loves her and is willing to marry her once she leave her husband. However, Russian's society rejection makes her feel isolated, possessive"
"Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Original Story, and Best Screenplay. ""Ninotchka"" is based on a three-sentence story idea by Melchior Lengyel that made its debut at a poolside conference in 1937, when a suitable comedy vehicle for Garbo was being sought by MGM: “Russian girl saturated with Bolshevist ideals goes to fearful, capitalistic, monopolistic Paris. She meets romance and has an uproarious good time. Capitalism not so bad, after all.” Ninotchka Ninotchka is a 1939 American film made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by producer and director Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. It is written"
"Les Misérables (1935 film) Les Misérables is a 1935 American drama film starring Fredric March and Charles Laughton based upon the famous Victor Hugo novel of the same name. The movie was adapted by W. P. Lipscomb and directed by Richard Boleslawski. This was the last film for Twentieth Century Pictures before it merged with Fox Film Corporation to form 20th Century Fox. The plot of the film basically follows Hugo's novel ""Les Misérables"", but there are a large number of differences. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and"
"Posten jointly issued two commemorative stamps bearing her image. On 6 April 2011, Sveriges Riksbank announced that Garbo's portrait was to be featured on the 100-krona banknote, beginning in 2014–2015. Author Ernest Hemingway provided an imaginary portrayal of Garbo in his 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls: Informational notes Citations Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. Garbo was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress and received an Academy Honorary Award in 1954 for her ""luminous and"
"by a German submarine on September 3, 1939 with a loss of 118 passengers. The child and the nurse survived. In 1939, Lubitsch moved to MGM, and directed Greta Garbo in ""Ninotchka"". Garbo and Lubitsch were friendly and had hoped to work together on a movie for years, but this would be their only project. The film, co-written by Billy Wilder, is a satirical comedy in which the famously serious actress' laughing scene was heavily promoted by studio publicists with the tagline ""Garbo Laughs!"" In 1940, he directed ""The Shop Around the Corner"", an artful comedy of cross purposes. The"
"Divine Woman"". Wild Orchids (film) Wild Orchids is a 1929 American silent drama film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Greta Garbo, Lewis Stone and Nils Asther. Only these three stars received cast credit. The plot is very similar to Garbo's later sound film, ""The Painted Veil"" (1934). John Sterling (Lewis Stone) takes his young wife Lillie (Greta Garbo) to Java where he plans to invest in tea plantations. Beyond the difference in years between the two, he is neglectful, which creates reactions of frustration from his romantic young wife. Aboard a ship, Lillie witnesses a scene of"
"is equally certain that it is her genuine husband returning from Africa at long-last. Gradually, doubts begin to emerge whether it is the real Dominey who has come home. The Great Impersonation (1935 film) The Great Impersonation is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Edmund Lowe, Valerie Hobson and Wera Engels. It was adapted from the novel ""The Great Impersonation"" by E. Phillips Oppenheim. It was made by Universal Pictures with some aesthetic similarities to the Universal Horror films of the 1930s. Two other film versions of the story were made with the same title"
"Moscow Nights (film) ""This film is not to be confused with the very popular Russian Song Moscow Nights"" Moscow Nights (released as I Stand Condemned in the United States) is a 1935 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Laurence Olivier, Penelope Dudley-Ward and Harry Baur. The screenplay concerns a wounded officer who falls in love with his nurse. During the First World War a wounded Russian officer Captain Ignatoff falls in love with his nurse. Writing for ""The Spectator"" in 1935, Graham Greene called the film ""completely bogus"", and ""the worst, as well as the most ballyhooed,"
"Call of the Wild (1935 film) Call of the Wild is a 1935 American adventure film based on Jack London's novel of ""The Call of the Wild"", directed by William A. Wellman, and stars Clark Gable, Loretta Young, and Jack Oakie. The film omits all but one of the book's story lines. In Skagway in 1900, Jack Thornton announces to a crowded bar that he is going home after striking it rich in the gold fields. However, he loses most of his money gambling first. Then he runs into an old pal, ""Shorty"" Hoolihan, just released from jail after serving"
"The Gilded Lily (1935 film) The Gilded Lily is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland, and C. Aubrey Smith. Written by Claude Binyon, the film is about a stenographer who becomes a famous café entertainer courted by an English aristocrat and an American newspaper reporter. Released on January 25, 1935 by Paramount Pictures in the United States, the film was named one of the top ten English language films of 1935 by the National Board of Review. ""The Gilded Lily"" was the first of seven films starring Claudette"
"commenting ""I am thinking of Briggs and her, dead!"" The Mystery of the Mary Celeste The Mystery of the Mary Celeste is a 1935 film directed by Denison Clift and starring Béla Lugosi, Shirley Grey and Arthur Margetson. It is one of the early films from Hammer Film Productions. It is based on the story of the ""Mary Celeste"", a sailing ship that was found adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872, and is an imagined explanation of the disappearance of the crew and passengers. The version released in the United States, under the title Phantom Ship, is"
"was then produced by Austrian Filmarchiv, from which it is available. A region 2 DVD version with documentary extras is available. Greta Garbo by Alexander Binder during the filming of ""Die freudlose Gasse"". Joyless Street Joyless Street (, 1925, exhibited in the U.S. as ""The Street of Sorrow"", in Britain as ""The Joyless Street""), a film based on the novel by Hugo Bettauer and directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst in Germany, is one of the first films of the ""New Objectivity“ movement. Greta Garbo stars in her second major role. The film is often described as a morality story in"
"Christie"" (1930), which was publicized with the slogan ""Garbo Talks"". The film received negative reviews from critics and failed at the box office. Estelle Rolfe's (Anne Bancroft) social activism and quick temper cause a lot of inconvenience for her grown son Gilbert (Ron Silver), who often must go to a New York City jail precinct to pay her bail. Gilbert is willing to go to great lengths for his mother, though, after a doctor's examination diagnoses a terminal brain tumor. Estelle's last wish is to meet the movie star she has idolized all her life, the reclusive Greta Garbo. Lisa"
"of Anna's father in the original Broadway production and in both the 1923 and 1930 film adaptations. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress (Greta Garbo), Best Cinematography and Best Director. Chris Christofferson (George F. Marion), the alcoholic skipper of a coal barge in New York, receives a letter from his estranged twenty-year-old daughter Anna ""Christie"" Christofferson (Greta Garbo), telling him that she'll be leaving Minnesota to stay with him. Chris left Anna to be raised by relatives on a St. Paul farm 15 years before, and hasn't seen her since. Anna arrives an emotionally wounded woman with"
"top 10 trilogy list with the Gorky Trilogy in 8th. The Childhood of Maxim Gorky The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (, ""Gorky's childhood"") is a drama and a 1938 biopic of the Soviet writer Maxim Gorky, depicting his early life. The film shows the earlier years of Alexei Peshkov, better known as Soviet’s famous Maxim Gorky; it takes the audience through Alexei’s experience at his maternal grandparent’s home in the town of Nizhni-Novogorod. Alexei interacts with family members, workers of his grandfather’s dye factory and local orphan children, all of which impact him. This is the first film of the"
"for Greta Garbo, including ""Queen Christina"", ""Conquest"", and her final film, ""Two-Faced Woman"". With Sonya Levien, he co-wrote the screen play for the 1930 film version of Ferenc Molnár's ""Liliom"", starring Charles Farrell and Rose Hobart. His experiences in Hollywood found dramatic form in the play ""Let Me Hear the Melody"" (1951), a failure that closed in pre-Broadway tryouts. He also collaborated on the screenplays for ""Anna Karenina"" (1935), ""A Tale of Two Cities"" (1935), and ""Waterloo Bridge"" (1940). Berhman's comedies repeatedly celebrate tolerance, yet show how tolerant people in their generosity are often vulnerable when confronted by fanatics or"