Queen Christina

     

Queen Christina1933

Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Stars: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone, Elizabeth Young
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 99 minutes

Arguably Greta Garbo's best MGM movie--depending how you feel about Camille and Ninotchka--this tale of the 17th-century Swedish monarch who preferred men's togs to gowns plays the most provocative games with the great star's ambisexual personality.… more »


[The Queen overhears]

Jacob:
The Queen is selfish. It is simple for her. She orders and you obey. How long are you going on this way? Every time we meet, you promise to tell her you love me and that you want to marry me and you never do.

Ebba:
The trouble is the Queen is so dominating. She's interested only in her own concerns. She never asks me.

...

Christina:
It is you I cannot forgive, Ebba. You needn't fear my domination any longer.

Ebba:
Your Majesty, please.

Christina:
You pretended to be interested in me and my problems. Your sympathy, your concern - all pretense, underneath which you resent me.

Ebba:
Oh, you do not understand, your Majesty.

Christina:
The difficulty, Ebba, is that I do.

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