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Garbo remains timeless. Silent film, an art form in itself., January 10, 2001
This review is from: Woman of Affairs [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Greta Garbo, along with John Gilbert, remain timeless and undated in this adaptation of the "The Green Hat." Perfectly written, acted, and casted. If you love the romance and nostalgia of the 1920s, you'll definitely enjoy "A Woman of Affairs."
See what the art of silent film acting is all about. It's an art form all by itself, which many actors of today may have failed miserably at.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. does a brilliant job with the character of Garbo's doomed alcoholic brother. Dorothy Sebastian perfect as the jilted wife.
Carl Davis, the brilliant composer,who scored Pride and Prejudice, among others, along with many other silent films, rescored this restored silent film with an understanding and knowledge of this era, no other composer could even attempt. We can only hope he will rescore many other silent films (hopefully the Gilbert/Garbo film "LOVE," costaring John Gilbert). Carl Davis' silent film scores are available on his CD "The Silents"
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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one of garbo's best films., June 22, 2000
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the quality of the film was surprisingly good, compared to other silent films. though the film was simply a melodrama, the performances were great that they made u forget all other odd things. don't miss.
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Classic Garbo/Gilbert!, March 6, 2003
This review is from: Woman of Affairs [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Set in England, Diana Merrick (Greta Garbo) has been in love with Neville (John Gilbert) since childhood. Now an adult, she plans on marrying him. Neville's father, however, disapproves of the wild Merrick girl and sends his son abroad. Diana does the "honorable" thing and agrees to stay away ("honor" is a reoccurring theme in this film). Another suitor since childhood is David who is regarded as a highly respectable young man. Diana's heavy drinking brother Jeffry (played expertly by Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) worships David as the gallant man he wishes he could be. Diana eventually marries David only to find out he was not the saint everyone believed. She covers up the real reason behind his suicide at the expense of her own reputation in order to spare her brother's faith in David's "decency" (another reoccurring theme). She makes no effort to defend herself when Jeffry loudly (in text, anyway) declares that Diana's reckless past is the reason for David's demise.
Her own reputation tarnished, the widow Diana goes abroad and lives the loose life everyone expects of her. When she returns to England, she finds that true love Neville is engaged and her brother is in a worse drunken state than before. Will she lose them both along with her sanity? Get this film and find out! Beautifully acted--Garbo definitely shows off her toughness in this one. This version also includes a wonderful musical score. It is an hour and 37 minutes. I also recommend Flesh and the Devil-my favorite Garbo/Gilbert film.
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