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Romance

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  • 1h 16m
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Greta Garbo and Lewis Stone in Romance (1930)
DramaRomance
Young Harry is in love and wants to marry an actress, much to the displeasure of his family. Harry thinks that Bishop Armstrong knows nothing about love, so Armstrong tells him the story of ... Read allYoung Harry is in love and wants to marry an actress, much to the displeasure of his family. Harry thinks that Bishop Armstrong knows nothing about love, so Armstrong tells him the story of Rita and himself. Rita was an opera star singing in New York, who was at a party given by ... Read allYoung Harry is in love and wants to marry an actress, much to the displeasure of his family. Harry thinks that Bishop Armstrong knows nothing about love, so Armstrong tells him the story of Rita and himself. Rita was an opera star singing in New York, who was at a party given by Cornelius. Armstrong was a 28-year-old rector. He fell for Rita when he saw her and after ... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
900
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
67,969
5,075
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    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Edward Sheldon(from the play by)
      • Bess Meredyth(screenplay)
      • Edwin Justus Mayer(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Greta Garbo
      • Lewis Stone
      • Gavin Gordon
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Edward Sheldon(from the play by)
      • Bess Meredyth(screenplay)
      • Edwin Justus Mayer(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Greta Garbo
      • Lewis Stone
      • Gavin Gordon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Greta Garbo in Romance (1930)
    Greta Garbo and Lewis Stone in Romance (1930)
    Greta Garbo and Lewis Stone in Romance (1930)
    Greta Garbo in Romance (1930)

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    Greta Garbo
    Greta Garbo
    • Rita Cavallini
    Lewis Stone
    Lewis Stone
    • Cornelius Van Tuyl
    Gavin Gordon
    Gavin Gordon
    • Tom Armstrong
    Elliott Nugent
    Elliott Nugent
    • Harry
    Florence Lake
    Florence Lake
    • Susan Van Tuyl
    Clara Blandick
    Clara Blandick
    • Miss Armstrong
    Henry Armetta
    Henry Armetta
    • Beppo
    Mathilde Comont
    Mathilde Comont
    • Vannucci
    Rina De Liguoro
    Rina De Liguoro
    • Nina
    • (as Countess De Rina)
    Agostino Borgato
    Agostino Borgato
    • Organ Grinder
    • (uncredited)
    Roy D'Arcy
    Roy D'Arcy
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Harmon
    Pat Harmon
    • Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    James T. Mack
    • Jason - Armstrong's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Margaret Mann
    Margaret Mann
    • Opera Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Rolfe Sedan
    Rolfe Sedan
    • Opera Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    William Stack
    • Party Guest Gossiper
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Edward Sheldon(from the play by)
      • Bess Meredyth(screenplay)
      • Edwin Justus Mayer(screenplay)
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Leading man Gavin Gordon was hit by another vehicle while driving his car to the set the first day of shooting. He was flung onto the pavement and fractured a collarbone, as well as dislocating his shoulder. Gordon was determined to play alongside Greta Garbo and feared his part might be recast if he went to the hospital, therefore proceeding to the set in spite of great pain. He managed to get through the first scene, whereupon he fainted. Garbo visited his bedside at the hospital and told him, production would wait for him. Director Clarence Brown therefore had to shoot all the scenes first in which Gordon didn't appear.
    • Quotes

      Madame Rita Cavallini: Love is just a beast that you feed all through the night, and when the morning comes, love dies.

    • Alternate versions
      MGM also issued this movie as a silent, but little details are known.
    • Connections
      Featured in MGM Parade: Episode #1.30 (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Romance in Eb, Op.44 No.1
      (ca 1860) (uncredited)

      Music by Anton Rubinstein

      Played as background during the opening credits

    User reviews17

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Garbo. nuff said
    ROMANCE is one of Greta Garbo's most forgotten films and one can see why. It's basically a filmed stage-play and not much happens in it. In fact, if you watch ROMANCE and no other Garbo movie, you basically saw every other Garbo film. Garbo plays a European woman who is attached to an older man but falls in love with a younger man, who's beyond her reach. This is the same story for INSPIRATION, SUSAN LENOX, MATA HARI, CAMILLE, etc. One has a vivid sense of deja vu while watching it, certainly if you saw her other films just before this one. And certainly because it also stars one of Garbo's most frequent co-stars, Lewis Stone.

    So, is ROMANCE good? Yes, it's good. Not great but good. The fact that the story resembles so many other Garbo films, which are better than this one, sorta makes it less good or original. It's probably Garbo's least "sleazy" story. She's not a tramp or prostitute. She plays an opera singer. There's something chaste about ROMANCE, which is probably the film's most original aspect.

    Needless to say, ROMANCE is a must see for fans of Garbo. She's looks lovely and she's good in it, even if she's, like the story, a bit stagy herself.
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    • Aug 2, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 26, 1930 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Romantik
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $496,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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