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| ~The Divine Woman~ 1928 |
| Directed by: Victor Sjöström Written by: John Colton - titles Dorothy Farnum - writer Based on the play by Gladys Unger |
| ~Cast~ Greta Garbo ... Marianne Lars Hanson ... Lucien Lowell Sherman ... Henry Legrand Polly Moran ... Mme. Pigonier Dorothy Cumming ... Mmme. Zizi Rouck, Marianne's Mother Johnny Mack Brown ... Jean Lery Cesare Gravina ... Gigi Paulette Duval ... Paulette Jean De Briac ... Stage Director Sonny Loy |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Cinematography by: Oliver T. Marsh Film Editing by: Conrad A. Nervig Art Direction by: Cedric Gibbons Set Decoration by: A. Arnold Gillespie Still Photographer: Milton Brown Wardrobe: Gilbert Clark Length: 8 Reels Runtime: 80 Minutes Released: January 18, 1928 |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
One of the great directors of the silent era, Victor Sjostrom, teamed with fellow Swede Greta Garbo
for this drama. The great Garbo plays Marianne, a young woman from Brittany who was neglected by
her impoverished parents. Marianne longs to be an actress and moves to Paris, where theatrical
producer Henry Legrand (Lowell Sherman) takes her under his wing; Henry was romantically
involved with Marianne's mother years ago and feels a semi-paternal affection for the young woman.
Marianne falls in love with Lucien (Lars Hanson), a man who has deserted from the Army and is on
the run from the law. To prove his devotion to her, Lucien steals a dress for Marianne, but this only
attracts the police and Lucien winds up in jail. With Lucien behind bars, Henry's attentions become
less friendly and more romantic, and Marianne must decide if she should wait for the man she loves
or devote herself to the man who wants her. Sadly, no complete prints of The Divine Woman are
known to exist; one reel of the eight-reel feature was discovered in a Russian film archive, but the
remainder of the picture remains lost.
Plot Synopsis by Mark Deming, AllMovie.com
for this drama. The great Garbo plays Marianne, a young woman from Brittany who was neglected by
her impoverished parents. Marianne longs to be an actress and moves to Paris, where theatrical
producer Henry Legrand (Lowell Sherman) takes her under his wing; Henry was romantically
involved with Marianne's mother years ago and feels a semi-paternal affection for the young woman.
Marianne falls in love with Lucien (Lars Hanson), a man who has deserted from the Army and is on
the run from the law. To prove his devotion to her, Lucien steals a dress for Marianne, but this only
attracts the police and Lucien winds up in jail. With Lucien behind bars, Henry's attentions become
less friendly and more romantic, and Marianne must decide if she should wait for the man she loves
or devote herself to the man who wants her. Sadly, no complete prints of The Divine Woman are
known to exist; one reel of the eight-reel feature was discovered in a Russian film archive, but the
remainder of the picture remains lost.
Plot Synopsis by Mark Deming, AllMovie.com
| ~332-105: Greta Garbo~ |
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