The divine Woman

the divine Woman ( The Divine Woman ) is a Silent film American of Victor Sjöström left in 1928.

Synopsis

Whereas it resists in advance of a former lover of its mother, Marianne strikes this one and flees thinking of having killed it. It binds then with a soldier, Lucien who must join his regiment; but it decides to remain near it. It turns over finally to its regiment and entrusts Marianne to a honest washing machine.

But Marianne meets the theater world and Henry Legrand which in fact is a high-speed motorboat and becomes his/her lover. Lucien deserted by love and joined the young woman; it includes/understands whereas this one became the mistress of Legrand and that she does not belong to him any more. In order not to ruin the career of actress of Marianne, Lucien bids his farewell to him. Marianne forever ceased loving Lucien and it ends up giving up the theater, it seeks to put an end to its days but Lucien finds it and they leave together to carry out a new life.

Comment

The film The Divine Woman (the divine Woman) is a vague adaptation of the life of Sarah Bernhardt, deceased five years earlier. In fact, the scenario, written to measure for Garbo is a synthesis of the life of Sarah Bernhardt and own life of Garbo. This film will be worth in Garbo the nickname of " Divine" , thus borrowing from the French actress the nickname which it had carried.

The film in its entirety was lost and it is all the more surprising which it acted for the time of a luxurious production of the MGM. The Divine Woman knew at the time a great popular success and financier. However, a 9 minutes extract was found a few years ago with the Cineclub of Moscow. This extract was already diffused on American and French chains TCM.

Data sheet

original Title: The Divine Woman
Realization: Victor Sjöström
Scenario: Dorothy Farnum, John Colton (subtitles), according to the part Starlight of Gladys Unger
Image: Oliver T. Marsh
Assembly: Conrad A. Nervig
Artistic director: Cedric Gibbons
Production: MGM
Country: The United States
Lasted: 80 minutes
Format: Black and white - silent film
Date of the American exit: January 14th, 1928

Distribution

Greta Garbo : Marianne
Lars Hanson : Lucien
Polly Moran: Mrs Pigonier
Lowell Sherman: Henry Legrand
Dorothy Cumming: Mrs. Zizi Rouck
Johnny Mack Brown: Jean Lery
Cesare Gravina: Gigi
Paulette Duval: Paulette

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