It is a film that blends pratfalls and a sophisticated comedy of manners.
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02/03/09
Ninotchka (1939)
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Reviews Counted: 23
Fresh: 23
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8.3/10
Consensus: With Greta Garbo proving her comedy chops in the twilight of her career, Ninotchka is a can't-miss classic.
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... [More]
Starring: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Bela Lugosi, Ina Claire
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
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Reviews for Ninotchka
Selection of Ernst Lubitsch to pilot Garbo in her first light performance in pictures proves a bull's-eye.
02/03/09
Top CriticThe satire may be mostly a matter of easy contrasts, but the lovers inhabit a world of elegance and poise that is uniquely and movingly Lubitsch's.
02/03/09
Top CriticThis 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.
04/05/08
It's Garbo's next-to-last film and first American comedy.
02/20/08
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.
09/11/06
Garbo laughs ... and the rest of us revel in a comedy delight.
03/03/06
It's still consistently amusing, and Garbo throws herself into the fray with engaging vigour.
01/26/06
...thanks to Garbo, its supporting cast, and director Ernst Lubitsch's magic touch, it remains one of Hollywood's most sparkling products.
09/06/05
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08/14/05
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07/02/05
Garbo does laugh! Delightful political musings.
10/30/04
One of the sprightliest comedies of the year.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
10/17/02
Its legend isn't really justified, but it's good
07/30/02
one of Garbo's greatest hits, still a treat to watch
07/29/02
While Ninotchka may lack something for the masses, it must be catalogued as a triumph for all concerned.
06/05/02
Enchanting.
04/13/02
The film bubbles merrily throughout.
01/01/00
entertaining and worth seeing for Garbo, one of the first magnetic screen presences
01/01/00
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