The Private Life of Greta Garbo (1931)

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1$ THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GRETA GARBO such a deep, clear color. The heavy black lashes on her upper lids curled back until they touched her narrow, well arched brows. Her lower lashes swept her cheeks. “When I first went into pictures I was asked to cut them,” she said. Her mouth was large, but soft and appealing. Her teeth were broad and even. She had the creamy complexion of the Scandinavian. Vivid lipstick accentuated her lips. She settled into a chair with the lazy grace of an animal, toying with the eye shade with her large, capable hands. She had the long, tapering fingers of the artist. On a middle finger she wore an odd ring. “I was frantic when Mr. Stiller was taken from the picture,” she said. “It is difficult for me to understand direction through an interpreter. Everything over here is strange and different. “And this studio is so large it confuses me. Are all the studios as large as this? I would get lost if someone did not take me to the many different stages where we work. “You all hurry so much. Everyone goes on the run. We do not rush so in Sweden. It took