Review of Queen Christina (1934) by Priyu K — 17 Aug 2011

Pretty good movie! Garbo plays Queen Christina, a rebellious woman who dresses up as a boy to get away from it all. One day on one of her adventures as a boy, she helps a royal Antonio (Gilbert) and his other travelers out from a ditch in the snow.

Soon later, Christina goes to an inn to stay for a night. There, she meets Antonio again. They spend the night in the same room, when he finds out shes really a girl. They fall in love, but all the people in her castle disapprove of her relationship with this foreigner.

This movie starts off extremely slowly, but it gets exciting once Christina starts to deal with her country. This movie is good, but nothing compared to Ninotchka or Grand Hotel for that matter. However Garbos performance is incredible, and will leave you stunned (which isnt so shocking come from her), and even though John Gilberts performance is wooden, that doesnt not slow the film down one bit.

The set design is beautiful and the directional work is great, as well as the stunning camera work that gets just beautiful close- ups of the gorgeous Garbo. Queen Christina is a work of art, and any fan of movies will enjoy it in some way.