Last night we saw Queen Christina at the Brattle. It was wonderful! Garbo’s acting is very fine… very subtle for your average MGM blockbuster in 1933. John Gilbert is not generally considered to a be a particularly great actor, and there are a few spots where the obvious gap between her talent and his is beyond glaring, but he’s not terrible. The supporting cast does a great job–in my opinion they make some of the scenes. I won’t give too much of the plot away, but in some of the scenes at the end, as you’re a viewer on the precipice, about to bust out crying, the supporting cast nudges you over the edge.

I am so annoyed at myself for not getting my butt down to the Brattle to see more of the Garbo centennial screenings. It makes such a huge difference to see them in a theater, on a big screen, with minimal distraction. Encore!!! Encore!!! And shame on me.

An anonymous donor matched donations to the Brattle Film Foundation dollar for dollar at last night’s 7:30 screening. It seemed like people were pitching in. They’ll be doing benefit screenings on Thursday nights throughout November and December. The schedule isn’t posted yet to my knowledge, but they’re promising Brattle favorites. Tickets for those shows will be $15–well worth it to see a great film and help keep the Brattle afloat.

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