Camille (1936)

One of Greta Garbo’s best performances on-screen (especially the ending) can be witnessed in this essential romance drama. She plays a kept woman (by Henry Daniell) that falls in love with another a young admirer played by the dashing Robert Taylor. Lionel Barrymore plays Taylor’s stern father; Jessie Ralph (among others) also appears. Directed by George Cukor (Little Women (1933)) it’s based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas’s son and features a screenplay by Zoe Akins Frances Marion (The Champ (1931)) and James Hilton. This is said to be Ms. Garbo’s favorite of her films. She was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award but lost the Oscar to Luise Rainer in The Good Earth (1937). #33 on AFI’s 100 Greatest Love Stories list.

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