Anna Christie

Released Feb 21, 1930

1h 29m

Drama

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As a child, Anna Christie (Greta Garbo) was sent away by her father, Chris Christofferson (George F. Marion), to live with unkind relatives in Minnesota. Although she escaped her family, Anna fell into prostitution, and she still resents her father's decision. When Anna travels to New York to reunite with her father, she tries to keep her past a secret. It is only when she falls in love with a sailor named Matt Burke (Charles Bickford) that Anna realizes she must reveal the truth.

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Best big screen adaptation of Eugene O'Neill I've seen. Greta Garbo is amazing and perfectly cast.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/20/23

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Louisa E

I got a bit bored with the story, to be honest. It took a long time for anything to happen. My biggest bugbear was Anna's instant infatuation with Matt after he basically assaulted her. It makes me so mad. Nope – not my kind of story at all. I wanted the acting to be good. I especially wanted Garbo's role to be powerful, but I felt it was the physical overacting of the silent film. The chemistry between Garbo and Bickford felt non-existent. However, I did like George F. Marion and Marie Dressler's performances, even if they were a little bit over the top. I would have rated the movie even lower if it wasn't for them. There was nothing special about how the movie was filmed, and it didn't have much to say. Did it deserve the Oscar Nom-Noms? - For best actress, no. Garbo performed better in Romance.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/23

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This was Greta Garbo's first sound film. Her famous first line was, "Gimme a whisky, ginger ale on the side, and don't be stingy baby!" Garbo was even more interesting through being heard than she was in silent movies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Tom M

Garbo is great ... the rest is quite dull.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/01/21

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Audience Member

Such an amazing movie from one of the early Golden Age greats. The movie delivers an extremely satisfying dramatic story of a person trying to change their life, but their past continues to haunt them. It's a gem of a movie from 1930 and holds up amazingly well. Garbo is simply outstanding.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Lenta, se destaca Greta Garbo.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Clarence Brown

Director

Greta Garbo

Anna Christie

Charles Bickford

Matt Burke

Marie Dressler

Marthy Owens

Lee Phelps

Larry

George Marion Sr.

Chris Christofferson

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Listening to Garbo speak for the first time is perhaps the only thing that is interesting to me, because not even her voice is enough to raise the dramatic tone of a trivial narrative about alcoholism and prostitution. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Jul 23, 2022

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Nathanael Hood

Unseen Films

A flat, inert affair.

Rated: 5/10

May 16, 2020

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Garbo received her first Oscar nomination for this second version of the play, which MGM advertised as Garbo Talks! Her first line of dialogue is memorable: Gimme a viskey, Ginger ale on the side, and don't be stingy babee.

Rated: B+

Mar 20, 2009

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Tim Dirks

Filmsite

Anna Christie (1930) was advertised, in a two-word ad campaign: "Garbo Talks!" - in "Her First TALKING Picture" (and 14th film) for cinema's greatest silent star - an asexual, super-cool Nordic beauty named Greta Garbo.

Rated: A+

Aug 23, 2001

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Synopsis

As a child, Anna Christie (Greta Garbo) was sent away by her father, Chris Christofferson (George F. Marion), to live with unkind relatives in Minnesota. Although she escaped her family, Anna fell into prostitution, and she still resents her father's decision. When Anna travels to New York to reunite with her father, she tries to keep her past a secret. It is only when she falls in love with a sailor named Matt Burke (Charles Bickford) that Anna realizes she must reveal the truth.

Director: Clarence Brown
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 21, 1930, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 29m

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