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Two-Faced Woman

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Two-Faced Woman (1941)

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Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 3  Rotten:4 Average Rating: 4.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Synopsis:
Silent-screen diva Greta Garbo stars in this lighthearted comedy about mistaken identity in her 27th, and last, film. Excellent bits of farce pepper the film, which has often been criticized for miscasting Garbo in a comedy in order to make her accessible to American audiences; MGM's... [More]
Silent-screen diva Greta Garbo stars in this lighthearted comedy about mistaken identity in her 27th, and last, film. Excellent bits of farce pepper the film, which has often been criticized for miscasting Garbo in a comedy in order to make her accessible to American audiences; MGM's publicity machine clamored that their star played a dual role, swam, skiied, and even wrestled. Garbo did all that as Karin Borg, a ski instructor who gives lessons to gentlemanly playboy Larry Blake (Melvyn Douglas) and ends up marrying him. Soon after, however, she realizes that he has a sophisticated mistress of long-standing; becoming fearful that he will stray again, Karin devises a plan to keep him. The film had a hard time with the morality censors who criticized its attitudes toward marriage. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Melvyn Douglas, Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Greta Garbo, Robert Sterling

Director: George Cukor
Producer: Gottfried Reinhardt
Director: Charles Dorian, Andrew Marton
Screenwriter: S. N. Behrman, Salka Viertel, George Oppenheimer
Composer: Bronislau Kaper

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Nov 21, 1990

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The final film is today still a watchable comedy, but it turns Garbo into something she's not.

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Had the script writers and the director, George Cukor, entered into the spirit of the thing with as much enthusiasm, lack of self-consciousness and abandon as the star, the result would have been a smash hit.

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11/12/07 06:37 PM
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At the time, this light comedy with Garbo playing twins was considered dismal and blamed for Garbo's retirement; however, the film merits a fresh look and there's some minor pleasures to be had from the reateaming of Garbo and Melvyn Douglas

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01/09/07 02:41 PM
Emanuel Levy
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Garbo's last film, graced by some charming scenes and directed with Cukor's usual flair, but hardly sending her off in a blaze of glory.

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Emanuel Levy
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It's a standard plot and, despite the combined talents of cast and director, this is no more than a standard comedy.

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05/24/03 08:02 AM
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I still wouldn't hold it up as a sterling example of American wit, but it has its moments, and Garbo does a hell of a rhumba.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
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