tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post3338510161468297799..comments2024-02-01T23:41:43.069-05:00Comments on Out of the Past: Leading Couples: Garbo and GilbertRaquel Stecherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-40755570994168591202008-11-18T19:33:00.000-05:002008-11-18T19:33:00.000-05:00Film Dr - I agree, this film is very approachable ...Film Dr - I agree, this film is very approachable and thus watchable. It also helps that it's gorgeous. Set decor, cinematography, landscape, etc. The actors were pretty good looking too.<BR/><BR/>Jonas - My resident Garbo expert. Thanks so much for your help. I knew I could count on you.Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-68538106342592392352008-11-18T10:58:00.000-05:002008-11-18T10:58:00.000-05:00Raquel,I must review Flesh And The Devil one of th...Raquel,<BR/>I must review Flesh And The Devil one of these days. It's ages since I saw it.<BR/><BR/>Comments on your Garbo facts:<BR/><BR/>1. I don't think she left Gilbert at the altar other than literally.<BR/>Gilbert wanted to marry her but she was never willing to take "the final step". So there wasn't even a date set or anything but he definitely proposed to her on more than one occasion and I think she even said yes once or twice. :)<BR/><BR/>2. True. Garbo hated to be out in the open being forced to deal with photographers and nosy reporters. She tried her best to stay away from anything public until her death. i know she had a handful of Swedish pre-fame friends she kept in touch with.<BR/><BR/>3. True. MGM didn't want to touch Gilbert even with gloves on but Garbo simply refused to make the film without him. As I remember she even threatened to break her contract because of this dispute.<BR/>Finally MGM gave in and got a swell picture. But sadly Gilbert's star was beyond repair.<BR/><BR/>4&5. Gilbert was very helpful to Garbo (he was in love) in the beginning of her career, so she tried to help him back later when he needed her (she had been in love). Nice and very loyal I think.<BR/>Gilbert was in many ways the opposite to Garbo. He was charming, loud and extremely outgoing. Naturally this was some kind of rush for her in the beginning of their relation. A rush she grew tired of after some time...<BR/><BR/>6. True. I believe Gilbert was the only man she ever loved, at the same time she wasn't prepared to share her life with anyone. She had affairs with both women and men but never committed to anyone but herself. this is one of the reasons she's so fascinating i think.Jonas Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065342609209811314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-39206902131237721602008-11-17T17:53:00.000-05:002008-11-17T17:53:00.000-05:00As a Garbo fan, I found Flesh and the Devil surpri...As a Garbo fan, I found Flesh and the Devil surprisingly watchable. When she appeared with Gilbert years later in Queen Christina, his career was in decline because his voice did not quite work with the new sound films, but Flesh and the Devil managed to depict their love at its outset. Garbo seems very emotionally open--infatuated in her reserved way, and the combination of attraction and aloofness makes her performance compelling.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.com