{"id":43852,"date":"2019-06-03T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43852"},"modified":"2022-02-20T18:40:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T01:40:11","slug":"camille-1936","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43852","title":{"rendered":"Camille (1936)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Never be jealous again! Never doubt that I love you more than the world &#8212; more than myself.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-43854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Poster.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 19th century Paris, a sickly courtesan (Greta Garbo) whose bills are paid by a wealthy baron (Henry Daniell) falls in love with a young admirer (Robert Taylor) whose father (Lionel Barrymore) fears for his reputation.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Class Romance<\/li>\n<li>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>George Cukor Films<\/li>\n<li>Greta Garbo Films<\/li>\n<li>Henry Daniell Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Barrymore Films<\/li>\n<li>Morality Police<\/li>\n<li>Robert Taylor Films<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nGreta Garbo inhabited one of her most iconic roles as the title character in this adaptation (by George Cukor) of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Dame_aux_Cam%C3%A9lias\">Alexandre Dumas fils&#8217; novel<\/a> about the moral policing of love in a class-driven landscape of sexual politics. Garbo is continually reminded by her bawdy advisor (Laura Hope Crews):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Crews.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Crews-1024x750.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Crews-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Crews-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Crews-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Crews-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Crews-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Crews.png 1411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; that earning her keep through charm and allure while living in high fashion must be her aim &#8212; but when Taylor falls head over heels in love with the consumption-ridden Garbo and the couple experience an idyllic summer together in the countryside, Garbo knows her goals for life (albeit the limited amount she has left) have shifted irrevocably. Only her complete devotion to Taylor can convince her to give him up &#8212; supposedly for his own good, though that proves to be utterly wrong-headed on every count. Cukor nicely directs numerous scenes of the couple reveling in each other&#8217;s company:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Company.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Company.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Company.png 980w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Company-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Company-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Company-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Company-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to believe in their mutual infatuation, and (of course) challenging to watch Camille sacrificing her future on behalf of propriety &#8212; though viewers should rest assured that this adaptation allows the lovers a sweet form of reconciliation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Watch for an unexpectedly powerful and startling moment, as Daniell responds to Garbo&#8217;s request for $40,000 to cover her expenses. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vlcsnap-2019-06-02-14h41m32s288.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vlcsnap-2019-06-02-14h41m32s288.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vlcsnap-2019-06-02-14h41m32s288.png 980w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vlcsnap-2019-06-02-14h41m32s288-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vlcsnap-2019-06-02-14h41m32s288-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vlcsnap-2019-06-02-14h41m32s288-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vlcsnap-2019-06-02-14h41m32s288-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greta Garbo as Camille<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Garbo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Garbo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Garbo.png 980w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Garbo-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Garbo-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Garbo-768x564.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lush cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Cinematography.png 980w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Cinematography-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Cinematography-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Camille-Cinematography-768x564.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Garbo&#8217;s Oscar-nominated performance. Listed as a film with Historical Importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0028683\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/1986\/camille#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/cami.html\">FilmSite Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rU2uBVjkFLg\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Never be jealous again! Never doubt that I love you more than the world &#8212; more than myself.&#8221; Synopsis: In 19th century Paris, a sickly courtesan (Greta Garbo) whose bills are paid by a wealthy baron (Henry Daniell) falls in love with a young admirer (Robert Taylor) whose father (Lionel Barrymore) fears for his reputation. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Class Romance Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues George Cukor Films Greta Garbo Films Henry Daniell Films Historical Drama Lionel Barrymore Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43852\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43852"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81453,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43852\/revisions\/81453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}