Alexander Granach, Bela Lugosi, Edwin Maxwell
In the wake of Soviet economic problems, a trio of Russian delegates are sent to Paris to sell the Imperial Jewels for cash. But when Grand Duchess Swana, who once owned the jewels, sends her boyfrien...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005
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December 9, 2007An highly entertaining film and a vision packed with humor of the international relations of the late 1930s. The scenes in the USSR specially are a vibrant testimony of Lubitsch wit and visual talent. It is also very pleasant to see Paris at the peak of its appeal before the war ...( read more)
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March 3, 2009I've been on a bit of a Lubitsch kick lately and Ninotchka is one of his best. Lubitsch is a great writer and really good with actors. Garbo and Melvyn Douglas are great together and have wonderful chemistry. Douglas plays a french playboy who falls for the no nonsense communist ...( read more)
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October 10, 2009absolutely love it....especially because of garbo's role...very unlike her, but still she's perfect in it.
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September 22, 2009This is such a gem of a film. Greta Garbo is brilliant in it and the fact that it is her first comedy is noteworthy.
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August 19, 2009Greta Garbo took a chance on a romantic comedy and it worked. This is a delightful film, magnificently directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Well acted by all, particularly the supporting cast. Filled with many memorable scenes, a great screenplay. Excellent art direction and costumes.
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June 7, 2009Garbo speaks! She's an astonishing actor and it's impossible to tear your eyes away from her. The story is ultimately a vehicle for her to display her talents. Still, Lubitsch brings some cleverness to the plot.
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January 14, 2009Why is this listed with an R rating? It was made long before the MPAA rating system was created, and it's a pretty innocent film as well.
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