78 years ago. the premiere of anna christie advertised by the slogan garbo talks. the film runs for 16 minutes and the viewers reach the climax of curiosity represent greta enters the bar and gets through a long awaited transfer from silence into sound represent a few seconds closing her silent era and and at last and greta garbo says a historic line represent gimme a whiskey and ginger ale on the side and do not be stingy and baby. anna christie (1930) is the movie by clarence brown that introduced a great silent star greta garbo to talkies. nowadays and we can only imagine what serious transfer it was for actors and actresses. the careers of many were bound to end  something we hardly or not at all see at present. and it was no coincidence that it was clarence brown who directed the first talkie with the swedish beauty. garbo trusted the director after two of his great silent productions and flesh and the devil (1926) and a woman of affairs (1928) represent movies that achieved a smashing success at the box office and both with garbo in the lead. but we are in 2008 and that fact about the movie and now purely historical and appears to be of minor importance. the question for today viewer is not what garbo voice sounds like but if the movie is still watchable after these 78 years. in other words and we all strive to answer the question if the movie has stood a test of time. has it. when i recently watched it and i came into conclusion that and except for some minor technical aspects and including static camera and anna christie is still very entertaining. it  and on the one hand and a wonderful story of a life and of a reality that the young woman faces (being based on eugene oneill play) and and and on the other hand and an artistic manifestation of true magnificence in the field of direction and acting. let me analyze these two aspects in separate paragraphs. content represent chris christopherson (george f marion) and a heavy drinker and lives a life of a sailor and on a barge. although his days are filled with sorrows and he is consoled by a letter from his daughter anna (garbo) whom he hasn not seen for 15 years. she says that she will come back to him. he starts to change everything for better while however forgets that his daughter is no longer a child lacking experience but a 23 year old woman who has got through various sorts of things on a farm in minnessota where she lived and worked. moreover and he forgets that she has a right to accept another kind of male love in her life. this brief presentation of the content not from the perspective of the main character but the one which is introduced to us sooner than anna (her father chris) makes you realize how universal it is. simply no letter from the whole text that life appears to be has been erased after all these years. cases discussed here in 1930 are still meaningful and valid. performances. there are not many characters in the movie and but there are two that really shine in the roles. it is of course greta garbo herself who did something extraordinary in her 15 year long phenomenon and the presence that strongly marked the history of early cinema (something i have already discussed in many of my earlier comments on her films). but here and garbo is slightly different. i admit that there are moments in this movie when she does not feel very comfortable with her role. that seems to be caused by her new experience with sound in english while however and her performance is and as always and genuine and unique. but that is what everyone has expected from garbo. the true surprise of the movie for the 1930 viewers and also for us is marie dressler as marthy. she is excellent in her facial expressions and in her accent and in the entire portrayal of a drinking woman who looks at life from the perspective of hitting the bottle. her best moments include the conversation with anna christie in the bar preceded by her hilarious talk with chris. the rest of the supporting cast are fine yet not great whatsoever (here the german version makes up for it). particularly dressler and except for garbo herself and constitutes an absolutely flawless choice. if you asked me what i like about anna christie nowadays and that what i would tell you represent it a classic movie. however and there is one more thing that i must mention at the end. it is humor and wonderful wit that is noticeable throughout. although the content is quite serious and anna christie in no way carries a comedian spirit (the only garbo comedy was ninotchka) and there are such moments when you will split your sides. don not skip and for instance and anna and matt visit in the fun park and particularly at the restaurant where he orders milk for her thinking how virtuous and innocent she is and beer for himself and where suddenly marthy joins them by chance. anna christie is a perfect movie for classic buffs and a must see for all at least a bit interested in the true magnificence of performance. if you are fed up with many of those modern starlets and seek such movies out and you shall be satisfied. very worth your search. skaal greta garbo. skaal marie dressler. let us drink a toast to the great jobs you did in the movie. skaal after all these years when wine tastes much better and your spirits are with us in a different sense. 
78 years ago. the premiere of anna christie advertised by the slogan garbo talks. the film runs for 16 minutes and the viewers reach the climax of curiosity represent greta enters the bar and gets through a long awaited transfer from silence into sound represent a few seconds closing her silent era and and at last and greta garbo says a historic line represent gimme a whiskey and ginger ale on the side and do not be stingy and baby. anna christie (1930) is the movie by clarence brown that introduced a great silent star greta garbo to talkies. nowadays and we can only imagine what serious transfer it was for actors and actresses. the careers of many were bound to end  something we hardly or not at all see at present. and it was no coincidence that it was clarence brown who directed the first talkie with the swedish beauty. garbo trusted the director after two of his great silent productions and flesh and the devil (1926) and a woman of affairs (1928) represent movies that achieved a smashing success at the box office and both with garbo in the lead. but we are in 2008 and that fact about the movie and now purely historical and appears to be of minor importance. the question for today viewer is not what garbo voice sounds like but if the movie is still watchable after these 78 years. in other words and we all strive to answer the question if the movie has stood a test of time. has it. when i recently watched it and i came into conclusion that and except for some minor technical aspects and including static camera and anna christie is still very entertaining. it  and on the one hand and a wonderful story of a life and of a reality that the young woman faces (being based on eugene oneill play) and and and on the other hand and an artistic manifestation of true magnificence in the field of direction and acting. let me analyze these two aspects in separate paragraphs. content represent chris christopherson (george f marion) and a heavy drinker and lives a life of a sailor and on a barge. although his days are filled with sorrows and he is consoled by a letter from his daughter anna (garbo) whom he hasn not seen for 15 years. she says that she will come back to him. he starts to change everything for better while however forgets that his daughter is no longer a child lacking experience but a 23 year old woman who has got through various sorts of things on a farm in minnessota where she lived and worked. moreover and he forgets that she has a right to accept another kind of male love in her life. this brief presentation of the content not from the perspective of the main character but the one which is introduced to us sooner than anna (her father chris) makes you realize how universal it is. simply no letter from the whole text that life appears to be has been erased after all these years. cases discussed here in 1930 are still meaningful and valid. performances. there are not many characters in the movie and but there are two that really shine in the roles. it is of course greta garbo herself who did something extraordinary in her 15 year long phenomenon and the presence that strongly marked the history of early cinema (something i have already discussed in many of my earlier comments on her films). but here and garbo is slightly different. i admit that there are moments in this movie when she does not feel very comfortable with her role. that seems to be caused by her new experience with sound in english while however and her performance is and as always and genuine and unique. but that is what everyone has expected from garbo. the true surprise of the movie for the 1930 viewers and also for us is marie dressler as marthy. she is excellent in her facial expressions and in her accent and in the entire portrayal of a drinking woman who looks at life from the perspective of hitting the bottle. her best moments include the conversation with anna christie in the bar preceded by her hilarious talk with chris. the rest of the supporting cast are fine yet not great whatsoever (here the german version makes up for it). particularly dressler and except for garbo herself and constitutes an absolutely flawless choice. if you asked me what i like about anna christie nowadays and that what i would tell you represent it a classic movie. however and there is one more thing that i must mention at the end. it is humor and wonderful wit that is noticeable throughout. although the content is quite serious and anna christie in no way carries a comedian spirit (the only garbo comedy was ninotchka) and there are such moments when you will split your sides. don not skip and for instance and anna and matt visit in the fun park and particularly at the restaurant where he orders milk for her thinking how virtuous and innocent she is and beer for himself and where suddenly marthy joins them by chance. anna christie is a perfect movie for classic buffs and a must see for all at least a bit interested in the true magnificence of performance. if you are fed up with many of those modern starlets and seek such movies out and you shall be satisfied. very worth your search. skaal greta garbo. skaal marie dressler. let us drink a toast to the great jobs you did in the movie. skaal after all these years when wine tastes much better and your spirits are with us in a different sense. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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