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Ninotchka

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Ninotchka (1939)

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Reviews Counted: 17

Fresh: 17

Rotten:0

Average Rating: 8.5/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Ninotchka is a stern, straightlaced Communist Party member sent to Paris to finish the sale of Grand Duchess Swana's jewels for the Soviet government. But, while studying the frivolous materialism of Paris, Ninotchka meets Leon,... Ninotchka is a stern, straightlaced Communist Party member sent to Paris to finish the sale of Grand Duchess Swana's jewels for the Soviet government. But, while studying the frivolous materialism of Paris, Ninotchka meets Leon, Swana's lawyer and sometime lover, and the two become enamored with one another -- without knowing each other's identity. The Grand Duchess, in the meantime, is suing the USSR for ownership of the jewels. What follows is a delicate web of intrigue and deception as Swana tries to blackmail Ninotchka into leaving Paris. Soon the two lovers have to overcome political hurdles and cross borders just to be together. [More]

Starring: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Bela Lugosi, Ina Claire

Starring: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Bela Lugosi, Ina Claire, Sig Ruman, Felix Bressart, Alexander Granach, Gregory Gaye, Dorothy Adams

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Producer: Ernst Lubitsch
Composer: Werner Richard Heymann

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Sep 6, 2005

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  • Garbo Talks! proclaimed ads when silent star Greta Garbo debuted in talkies. Nine years and 12 classic screen dramas later, the gifted movie legend was ready for another change. Garbo Laughs! cheered the publicity for her first comedy, a frothy tale of a dour Russian envoy sublimating her womanhood for Soviet brotherhood until she falls for a suave Parisian man-about-town (Melvyn Douglas).
  • Working from a cleverly barbed script written in part by Billy Wilder, director Ernst Lubitsch knew better than anyone how to marry refinement with sublime wit. "At least twice a day the most dignified human being is ridiculous," he explained about his acclaimed Lubitsch Touch. That's how we see Garbo's lovestruck Ninotchka: serenly dignified yet endearing ridiculous. Garbo laughs. So will you.
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    This was Garbo's first comedy and second last film. And it's a unique role for her, first because she starts off as a dour, cold comrade with no sense of humour, and second because she laughs herself into a love of capitalist vices.

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    It's Garbo's next-to-last film and first American comedy.

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    02/20/08
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    MGM announced to the world: Garbo Laughs! In a major departure from her screen image, Garbo brings incredibly sensual abandon to her role of a glum, scientifically trained Bolshevik envoy who succumbs to Parisian decadence of romance and champagne.

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    Garbo laughs ... and the rest of us revel in a comedy delight.

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    01/26/06
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    ...thanks to Garbo, its supporting cast, and director Ernst Lubitsch's magic touch, it remains one of Hollywood's most sparkling products.

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    Garbo does laugh! Delightful political musings.

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    Its legend isn't really justified, but it's good

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    07/30/02
    Ken Hanke
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    one of Garbo's greatest hits, still a treat to watch

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    Enchanting.

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    entertaining and worth seeing for Garbo, one of the first magnetic screen presences

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    A highly enjoyable comedy -- one of the greatest ever made.

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    Jeffrey M. Anderson
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    Ernst Lubitsch may have thought he was only poking fun at another country, but he was actually poking fun at the future.

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    Ninotchka (1939) was the long-awaited, classic romantic comedy, with a clever and witty script and the magnificent presence of actress Greta Garbo

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