Garbo Talks (1984)
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This bittersweet comedy is, among many other things, a tour de force for the marvelous Anne Bancroft. The star is cast as Estelle Rolfe, an unconventional divorcee who resides in New York, in close proximity to her grown son Gilbert (Ron Silver) and his wife Lisa (Carrie Fisher). Though his wife… More This bittersweet comedy is, among many other things, a tour de force for the marvelous Anne Bancroft. The star is cast as Estelle Rolfe, an unconventional divorcee who resides in New York, in close proximity to her grown son Gilbert (Ron Silver) and his wife Lisa (Carrie Fisher). Though his wife yearns to move back to her home state of California, Gilbert cannot quite cut the silver cord that binds him to his mother. Upon learning that Estelle is dying, her dutiful son offers to honor her last request to meet the reclusive actress Greta Garbo. The rest of the film plays wonderful variations on this theme, involving such peripheral characters as a gay Garbo fan (Harvey Fierstein), an elderly Shakespearean actress (Hermione Gingold), a "female Joe Papp" director (Denny Dillon), and an ageing papparazzi (Howard Da Silva). Without giving away the ending, it is worth noting that the divine Garbo shows up in the person of playwright/lyricist/ performer Betty Comden. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sidney Lumet
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Oct 12, 1984 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a misfire, where seemingly every move Lumet made was a misstep."
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Cast
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Anne Bancroft
as Estelle Rolfe
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Ron Silver
as Gilbert Rolfe
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Carrie Fisher
as Lisa Rolfe
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Catherine Hicks
as Jane Mortimer
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Steven Hill
as Walter Rolfe
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Howard Da Silva
as Angelo Dokakis
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Dorothy Loudon
as Sonya Apollinar
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Harvey Fierstein
as Bernie Whitlock
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Hermione Gingold
as Elizabeth Rennick
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Richard B. Shull
as Shepard Plotkin
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Michael Lombard
as Mr. Morganelli
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Ed Crowley
as Mr. Goldhammer
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Alice Spivak
as Claire Rolfe
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Maurice Sterman
as Dr. Cohen
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Antonia Rey
as Puerto Rican Nurse
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Court Miller
as "Romeo and Juliet" Director
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Denny Dillon
as Elaine
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Karen Shallo
as Harriet
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Adolph Green
as Himself
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Betty Comden
as Garbo
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Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
as Himself
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Stephen Burks
as Black Officer
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Roderick Cook
as Von Klammer
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Tony di Benedetto
as Construction Worker
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Burtt Harris
as Construction Worker
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Mary McDonnell
as Lady Capulet
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John Ring
as Garbo Doorman
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Jose Santana
as Sanchez/Orderly
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Nina Zoe
as Garbo
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
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Harry Madsen
as Delivery Man
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Leila Danette
as Augusta
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Mervyn Nelson
as Movie Shop Owner
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Nadine Darling
as Flea Market Saleslady
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Anne Gartlan
as Garbo Maid
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Peter Gumeny
as Arresting Officer
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Max Alexander
as Roger Kellerman
