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The Garden of Allah (1936)

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Marlene Dietrich stars as the noble Domini Enfilden in this third film version of Robert Hichens' 1904 novel. After caring for her dying father, Domini is told by her Mother Superior (Lucille Watson) that she should go to the Algerian desert to rest and seek sanctuary. On her way to the town of Beni-Mora, Domini meets the ill-tempered and mysterious Boris Androvsky (Charles Boyer), a Trappist monk who has forsaken his vows and also seeks the Algerian desert for salvation. Domini is attracted to

Oct 19, 2004

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Lacks a fresh point of view and its people lack individuality.

July 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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Just another contract-player time-killer.

July 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Seattle Times | Comment
Seattle Times

More a collection of character vignettes than a full-blown story, Garden Party nonetheless shows as much promise for its makers as it gives to its characters.

July 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Oregonian | Comment
Oregonian

Nothing new in writer-director Jason Freeland's Garden Party, then, nor anything particularly insightful about the mercenary business of getting by and ahead out here.

July 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | Comment
Los Angeles Daily News

It's familiar stuff if you've sampled the vast body of work devoted to LA-dammerung.

July 11, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The stars talk gibberish in this romantic melodrama as if they have sand in their mouth.

February 2, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Exotic romance in early three-strip Technicolor with great stars.

January 29, 2004 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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How can this wonderful film be failed! I loved it and I really think the movie is underrated. The cinematography is one of the best in history, same for the art direction, costumes and specially Marlene Dietrich! Certainly Boyer was a bad actor, but the film is incredible and the restoration it recently had, makes it

September 2, 2010
vic40186
victor lopez

Here we have Domini (Marlene Dietrich) in the desert in love with Boris (Charles Boyer) who is a Trappist monk. They get married, and suddenly a french legionnaire who recognises Boris from the past, appears and reveals a secret about Boris. Therefor Boris leaves Domini in agony. Does is sound interesting? I'll tell

June 20, 2009
sherry9lee
Sherry Lee

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