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Chief fault with Christina is its lethargy. It is slow and ofttimes stilted.
Variety Staff, Variety
Queen Christina
Triumphant Return To The Screen!
1934 · 1h 39m · APPROVED
Drama, History, Romance
Directed by
Rouben Mamoulian
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Queen Christina
Overview
Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.
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Fresh
[Garbo] turns her character into a living entity, extracts real emotion from the script's purple clumps, and glides through Mamoulian's winding camera movements with grace, wit and beauty.
Geoff Brown, Time Out
Fresh
A skillful blend of history and fiction in which the Nordic star, looking as alluring as ever, gives a performance which merits nothing but the highest praise. She appears every inch a queen.
Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
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