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The Love of Sunya

  • 19271927
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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John Boles and Gloria Swanson in The Love of Sunya (1927)
Drama
A young woman at life's crossroads is granted mystic visions of how her decisions will affect her future life.A young woman at life's crossroads is granted mystic visions of how her decisions will affect her future life.A young woman at life's crossroads is granted mystic visions of how her decisions will affect her future life.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
818
YOUR RATING
    • Albert Parker
  • Writers
    • Max Marcin(from the play by)
    • Charles Guernon(from the play by)
    • Earle Browne(adapted by)
  • Stars
    • Gloria Swanson
    • John Boles
    • Pauline Garon
    • Albert Parker
  • Writers
    • Max Marcin(from the play by)
    • Charles Guernon(from the play by)
    • Earle Browne(adapted by)
  • Stars
    • Gloria Swanson
    • John Boles
    • Pauline Garon
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    • 6User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    John Boles and Gloria Swanson in The Love of Sunya (1927)
    Gloria Swanson in The Love of Sunya (1927)
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    Raymond Hackett and Gloria Swanson in The Love of Sunya (1927)
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    John Boles and Gloria Swanson in The Love of Sunya (1927)
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    Anders Randolf and Gloria Swanson in The Love of Sunya (1927)
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    Gloria Swanson
    Gloria Swanson
    • Sunya Ashling
    John Boles
    John Boles
    • Paul Judson
    Pauline Garon
    Pauline Garon
    • Anna Hagan
    Ian Keith
    Ian Keith
    • Louis Anthony
    Andrés de Segurola
    Andrés de Segurola
    • Paolo De Salvo
    • (as Andres de Segurola)
    Anders Randolf
    Anders Randolf
    • Robert Goring
    Hugh Miller
    • The Outcast
    Robert Schable
    • Henri Picard
    Ivan Lebedeff
    Ivan Lebedeff
    • Ted Morgan
    • (as Ivan B. Lebedeff)
    John Miltern
    • Asa Ashling
    Raymond Hackett
    Raymond Hackett
    • Kenneth Ashling
    Florence Fair
    • Rita Ashling
    • (as Flobelle Fairbanks)
    Forrest Huff
    Forrest Huff
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    • Detective with Umbrella
    • (uncredited)
      • Albert Parker
    • Writers
      • Max Marcin(from the play by)
      • Charles Guernon(from the play by)
      • Earle Browne(adapted by)
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    • Trivia
      This film premiered at the grand opening of the Roxy Theater in New York City on 11 March 1927.
    • Quotes

      Paul Judson: Not a fortune teller, but one who has been seeking to help you. In this crystal, you will see all that your heart yearns to know

      Sunya Ashling: You mean I can look into the future and see what is wisest for me to do?

      Paul Judson: Take heed, what matters most is the effect your decision will have upon your soul. Through the crystal, you will see what the years hold in store for you

      Sunya Ashling: Should I accept de Salvo's offer?

      Paul Judson: Look - and desire with a pure heart

    • Alternate versions
      Re-released in 1977 under Paul Killiam's Film Classic serie in a restored version, tinted, with a new piano score by 'William Perry' and a credit list at the end.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Love Goddesses (1965)

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    Swanson in Deco Dress and Jewelry
    Fascinating Gloria Swanson film from 1927. Not remembered as a great, but this film has some very modern ideas. Swanson plays a young woman whose spirit is restless. She is being pushed into a loveless marriage by her bankrupt father, but she's in love with another man (John Boles) about to sail to South America for business. She also wants to pursue a career as an opera singer. At this juncture a strange man (Hugh Miller) appears and offers her a glimpse into the future via a crystal ball. Sounds corny but you have to remember the 20s was a decade crazy for the occult. And The Love of Sunya is prefaced by an Egyptian story in which a young girl is killed by a lustful priest. His destiny is to track down her spirit and make amends. Holy Karma! Very New Age.

    Swanson gazes into the ball and her future as an opera star in Paris is revealed. Her second viewing tells of her loveless marriage. Taking this into account she makes her decision. This film was, by the way, Swnason's first effort as a producer. The Love of Sunya made its world premiere in the brand new Roxy Theatre in New York with Swanson in attendance. In her autobiography she says, "the audience stood and cheered for five minutes."

    This film allows Swanson (30 at the time and a super star) a full range of emotions and plots in 4 different roles. She looks great and wears some fabulous clothes, especially the Deco dress and jewelry ensemble during the Paris story. Her performance is one of her best even though this film is remembered as being a disappointment. It's very entertaining and fast-paced at 75 minutes. This was also Boles' first important role. Raymond Hackett plays the brother. Ian Keith is the rat Anthony.

    A great treat for fans of the fabulous Gloria Swanson. The Love of Sunya certainly stands on its own as a terrific silent film.
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    • Sep 5, 2005

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      • March 11, 1927 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Gloria Swanson Pictures
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    • 1 hour 18 minutes
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