There are enough contrivances in the plotting of george cukors twofaced woman mgm, 1941 to make a cynical viewer groan, but fans of garbo and douglas will be able to look past the shortcomings of the largely silly script certainly no sillier than, say, that of 1940s my favorite wife, which enjoys critical praise justifiably based. Not much more you can say about it other than that its a pity garbo went out with a whimper. Twofaced woman is remembered today for being the movie swan song of the ineffable greta garbo. The original, objectionable version had douglas becoming. Mgm publicist howard dietz claimed that he suggested the final title twofaced woman. Many people didnt feel it was a particularly successful one. Twofaced woman 1941 1231 1941 us comedy, romance 1h 30m user score. Two faced woman euskaraz bi aurpegidun emakumea 1941eko george cukor estatubatuar zinema zuzendariak zuzendutako amodiozko komedia film bat da. Theatrical trailer for twofaced woman starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett and ruth gordon. Sidney franklin, was origianlly assigned to produce twofaced woman. Mgm 1941 directed by george cukor starring greta garbo and melvyn douglas no intended the rights to this video remain with the original creator, this is purely for educational and. Granted cukors comedy was released in 1941 but the two faced woman feels almost like a sitcom in its delivery with a convoluted slapstick premise involving melvyn douglas and greta garbo as two love struck individuals who engage in a shotgun wedding. Im sure greta garbo would have preferred for ninotchka 1939 to be her career finale instead of twofaced woman 1941, where she is reunited with costar melvyn douglas.
After a ski instructor catches her husband flirting with an old flame, she decides to pose as her fictitious twin sister in an attempt to keep him faithful. There are enough contrivances in the plotting of george cukors twofaced woman mgm, 1941 to make a cynical viewer groan, but fans of garbo and douglas will be able to look past the shortcomings of the largely silly script certainly no sillier than, say. After falling for one another during a ski trip, garbo, as the seasoned ski instructor. In that movie, garbo is fading away in a sanatorium after aborting, for honors sake, the child of her married lover john. Wrongheaded, yes, for it attempts to recast the inimitable garbo as a standardissue romantic comedy heroine, perhaps because she had revealed such an unexpected flair for humor in ninotchka. After these small distractions, you have a cute little movie with garbo playing a woman in love with her husband. Buy twofaced woman directed by george cukor online at alibris. Disaster can occur when you least expect it and such was the fate of twofaced woman 1941, greta garbos second attempt at comedy that resulted in her final film appearance. Twofaced woman by george cukor george cukor, greta garbo.
Two faced woman isnt a great movie its pleasant enough, and the cast is terrific, but it suffers from bad timing and the fact that this was such a departure for garbo. When he announces that he is going back to work on. The boxoffice belly flop and negative pr that twofaced woman endured drove garbo into a. With greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young. After the success of ninotchka, where the famous tragedienne finally laughed, its no surprise that mgm reteamed her with melvyn douglas for another comedy. When larry decides to return to the big apple for a few days, however, she refuses to accompany him.
Wrongheaded, yes, for it attempts to recast the inimitable garbo as a standardissue romantic comedy heroine, perhaps because she had revealed such an unexpected flair for. Bernard hyman was originally hired to produce the film. Twofaced woman is an unbearably smug comedy with the tawdry premise of a woman pretending to be her twin sister bent on seducing her husband more two faced woman. In the tradition of garbo talks and garbo laughs, mgms publicity machine announced that in this movie, garbo plays a dual role, swims. Twofaced woman 1941 idaho ski instructor karin greta garbo marries vacationing new york city magazine editor larry melvyn douglas, convincing him to leave his hectic life behind. Greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young eta ruth gordon aktoreek antzeztu zuten filmak estreinatu eta berehalako arrakasta izan zuen. Twofaced woman 1941 posted on august 29, 2014 by rob in uncategorized 0 comments. Twofaced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, and. Pornhubs amateur model community is here to please your kinkiest fantasies. Although it wasnt the flop history has made of it, it did suffer from bad timing. A song, titled twofaced woman, was written to promote the film.
Greta garbo stars in her last film as a married ski instructor who fears her new husband will be tempted to cheat with his exgirlfriend when he visits the big. Twofaced woman is a film directed by george cukor with greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young, year. Twofaced woman 1941 12 out of 4 at the age of 36 screen legend greta garbo made this mgm comedy, which tried to take her out of the costume drama and place her into a present time comedy. Garbos last film, directed by cukor march 6, 2006 by emanuellevy george cukors second film with garbo, after the superb 1937 camille, which features her finest performance, was the comedy twofaced woman, which turned out to be a dismal experience for both director and star.
Browse through the content she uploaded herself on her verified profile. Like the majority of her movies, throughout her fifty year career, this movie was produced by mgm. Two faced woman in a daring piece of showmanship, metro presents the onetime queen of mystery in a wild, and occasionally very risque, slap farce entitled two faced woman. When he announces that he is going back to work on his magazine in. After a ski instructor catches her husband flirting with an old.
There are enough contrivances in the plotting of george cukors twofaced woman mgm, 1941 to make a cynical viewer groan, but fans of garbo and douglas will be able to look past the shortcomings of the largely silly script certainly no sillier than, say, that of 1940s my favorite wife, which enjoys critical praise justifiably based on the remarkable performances of irene dunne and. Twofaced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. So karin masquerades as her temptress twin, suggestively purring im partial to the indoor life in a bid to pique her husbands romantic attention. Twofaced woman dvdr 1941 warner archive collection. The results were a disaster when the film was first released and depending on which myth you believe, the bad reaction caused garbo to retire. In garbos final film, she plays a woman masquerading as her own twin in an attempt to win back her wayward husband. While at a ski lodge, larry blake sees instructor karin borg and decides to sign up for private lessons.
I still find it amusing observing garbo in a screwball environment, which feels so out of character compared to. Twofaced woman 1941 greta garbos last film is less than it might have been. Idaho ski instructor karin greta garbo marries vacationing new york city magazine editor larry melvyn douglas, convincing him to leave his hectic life behind. Twofaced woman movie posters from movie poster shop. Twofaced woman 1941 cast and crew idaho ski instructor karin greta garbo marries vacationing new york city magazine editor larry melvyn douglas, convincing him to leave his hectic life behind. This photograph had two small holes at the top area of the photograph. She may have puttered around the yung sun restaurant and the tak shun variety store, but federal investigators say she also. Steven wong, an outspoken critic of snakeheads, says that things became so bad that the bank began offering color televisions and prizes to those who used them to transfer money. Two faced woman 1941 with greta garbo and melvyn douglas. Not the total disaster of legend, hardly garbos best but a pleasant trifle.
Sister ping delivered the money in hours, charged less and paid in american dollars. Buy two faced woman movie posters from movie poster shop. Greta garbo stars in her last film as a married ski instructor who fears her new husband will be tempted to cheat with his exgirlfriend when he visits the big apple. Greta garbok aebetan zaletuak izaten hasi zenez berau amerikanizatzeko. Lovelaughs explode all over the place when garbo plays twin sisters, and melvyn douglas loves both of them. A woman pretends to be her own twin sister to win back her straying husband. All that aside, the movie is very funny and garbo is hilarious as a wholesome but.
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