Review of Anna Christie (1930) by Cillian Murphy Loving- Z — 20 Dec 2010

Garbo is great, but the rest of this is a talkie, stagey snooze.

This review of Anna Christie (1930) was written by Cillian Murphy Loving- Z on 20 Dec 2010.

Anna Christie has generally received positive reviews.

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