Queen Christina

Starring: Greta Garbo; John Gilbert & Ian Keith Director: Rouben Mamoulian

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Mono 1.0 English

Additional Release Material:

• Theatrical Trailer

Product Description:

Queen Christina of Sweden shocked all of Europe by abdicating herself from the throne for her true love.

Description by Warner Home Video:

To escape the burdens of rule, Sweden's Queen Christina rides into the countryside disguised as a boy. There she meets and secretly falls for a dashing Spanish envoy on his way to the royal court. Imagine the envoy's delighted surprise when he and the young "nobleman" must share a bed at an overcrowded inn.

Greta Garbo gives a luminous performance in this lavish costume drama, starring with her one-time off-screen fiance John Gilbert and directed by Rouben Mamoulian. "It had been so enchanting to be a woman, not a queen. Just a woman in a man's arms," Christina murmurs to her lover when her true identity is revealed. But she knows her people will not accept her marriage to a foreigner. Torn between her duty and her heart, she must make a fateful decision.

Plot Synopsis:

Screen biography of Queen Christina of Sweden, who reigned during the 17th Century. Raised as a boy is preparation for her ascension to the throne, she abdicated her position years later after an affair with a Spanish official leads to her downfall.

Plot Keywords:

Biography | Drama | Love Story | Period Piece | Recommended | Renaissance | Royalty | Vintage

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