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Queen Christina

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Original title

Queen Christina

Year

1933

Running time

95 min.

Country

United States

Director

Rouben Mamoulian

Screenwriter

Salka Viertel, S.N. Behrman, H.M. Harwood

Cast

Music

Herbert Stothart

Cinematography

William H. Daniels (B&W)

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Drama. Romance | Historical. 17th Century. Biography

Synopsis

Young Christina ascends to the Swedish throne at age 5. While she is queen, Sweden becomes a dominant European power at the end of the Thirty Years War. Like England's Elizabeth I, Christina (Greta Garbo) is pressured into a politically correct marriage (her cousin) but she falls in love with an emissary from Spain (John Gilbert). As with her English counterpart, religion becomes a focal point with Protestant Sweden aghast that their queen could marry a Catholic.

Rankings Position

#30 Best Biopics/Biographical Movies
#42 Best Movies of the '30s
#107 Best Romantic Movies in the history of film

Awards: 1934: Venice Film Festival: Nominated for Mussolini Cup - Best Foreign Film

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Critics' reviews

"The sheer presence of Garbo in this startlingly profound performance it completely and utterly mesmerizing, and an experience that can't really be done justice on the small screen."

David Parkinson: Empire
"A skillful blend of history and fiction in which the Nordic star, looking as alluring as ever, gives a performance which merits nothing but the highest praise"

Mordaunt Hall: The New York Times
"Not a pacey film, but, overall, almost as beautiful as Garbo herself"

Peter Freedman: Radio Times
"Chief fault with Christina is its lethargy. It is slow and ofttimes stilted."

Variety Staff: Variety

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