The Temptress

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Steve D Not enough Garbo but when she is present you can't take your eyes off her. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Audience Member Astonishingly complex silent film plot. However, it is a bad A-movie, despite it being a classic. Greta Garbo stars in her first major Hollywood production, under the tutelage of svengali Louis Mayer, who drew her from Sweden via director Mauritz Stiller. As the sad story goes, Stiller was used and tossed out of town once his usefulness in exporting Garbo from Sweden to America was established. This film is well acted by Antonio Moreno, but is so terribly unbelievable that even for its age, that it is difficult to accept credibly. Garbo plays a Helen of Troy like figure, mesmerizing every man she flashes her sparkly whites at. Coincidentally, it were those very eyes that made her a screen legend in real life. I really enjoyed the depressing and realistic ending. It seems that Mayer did not, as he ordered a happier alternate ending be produced and played at certain theatres depending on whether its patrons would prefer happy or sad endings. This makes for one of the earliest "alternate endings" in cinematic history. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member While sort of all over the place, The Temptress is undeniably entertaining. The film moves from beat to beat with purpose and without lagging terribly long, leading to an enjoyable viewing experience. Where the film gets into a bit of trouble is with its characters. Very seldom are their motivations ever really explained. Why do Elena and Robledo fall in love in the first place? Why did Elena marry Marquis de Torre Bianca if she never loved him? Who is Manos Duras and why doesn't he want the dam built? These questions are all presented in the film and never really answered, thus leaving many of the characters feeling more hollow internally than they should given their complex external actions. The film is also a bit troubling from a feminist stand-point but welcome to the 1920s. In the end, The Temptress, while somewhat hollow, is still an entertaining film. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Garbo is lovely, but the film is slow-moving and overdone. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member a lil over the top melodrama pic #2 for garbo Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Well, I wasn't too impressed with this movie, but I didn't get to see it all because the DVD wasn't working right! Anyway, this movie seems to be an exotic adventure and a tragic romance story, which is interesting, but I found the characters kinda dull. Maybe I'll see this again someday, and I'll get to see the end. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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