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Garbo and Charles Boyer Triumph on Screen
Offer Magnificent Portrayals in " Marie Walewska " Handsomely Mounted Drama of Napoleon and the Polish countess Who Clung to him Through Victory and Defeat
With matchless portrayals by the magnificent Garbo and her new starring partner, Charles Boyer, "Marie Walewska", the stirring story of Napoleon and the one woman he loved, comes to the screen to provide entertainment far away from the ordinary run of motion picture fare.
Here is a drama which presents not only a romance that rivals the greatest in history but reveals with a penetrating intensity and warmth of understanding the figures of the power-mad emperor who handled the fate of nations like pawns on a chessboard and the young Countess who left behind the protection and position cf her home to follow the man she loved.
Not even in her triumphant "Camille" has the incomparable Garbo risen to the heights of acting which she reaches in her new role as the Countess of Walewska. Here we have a Garbo who domi
nates not only her tragic scenes ttut reveals a full command of comedy and lighter moments. Boyer, likewise, proves that he was the ideal choice for the powerful role of Napoleon. With the aid of the makeup department he bears an uncannily realistic likeness to the historic general and adds to the authenticity of his performance in every gesture and nuance of voice. It is a portrayal that will no^ be rivalled for some time to come.
The story of "Marie Walewska" traces the effort of Poland to enlist Napoleon's aid in their difficulties with an aggressive Russia. When on a visit to Poland the Corsican becomes infatuated with the young Countess Marie Walewska, Polish statesmen entreat her to use her influence with Napoleon in order to guarantee his help. The patriotic Countess encourages Napoleon's advances but ultimately discovers that what she had
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considered to be an act of patriotism and devotion to her country is in reality inspired by love of Napoleon himself.
The backgrounds before which the action of "Marie Walewska" moves combine the spectacular and beautiful. Brilliantly conceived settings reproduce such arresting scenes as the ballroom of the Pontiatowslti -palace in Warsaw, the beautiful Finckenstein Castle in Prussia where Napoleon and Countess Walewska lived for a time, the last headquarters of the doomed general on the island of Elba and the gripping scenes of Napoleon's tragic retreat from Moscow.
No inconsiderable credit for the success df "Marie Walewska" is due to its keen-sighted director, Clarence Brown, who filmed many of the earlier Garbo hits and who once again shows his ability to make a flesh-and-blood living story from an historical romance.
Also deserving of appreciation is the excellent cast of players chosen to support the stars. Out of a group cf some thirty-two speaking parts there shine such portrayals of distinction as Reginald Owen's impersonation of Talleyrand, Alan Marshal's Captain D'Ornano and Henry Stephenson's Count Walewska.
GRETA GARBO & CHARLES BOYER in "Marie Walewska" a
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