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Garbo Talks [DVD] [1984]

DVD ~ Anne Bancroft
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  • Actors: Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Hicks, Steven Hill
  • Directors: Sidney Lumet
  • Writers: Larry Grusin
  • Producers: Burtt Harris, Elliott Kastner, Jennifer Ogden
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Ilc Prime
  • DVD Release Date: 13 Sep 2004
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000087I16
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 44,727 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Master dramatist Sidney Lumet takes a gentler, more lighthearted approach to human nature in his gentle comedy GARBO TALKS. While the film centers on the main character's obsession with the great Greta Garbo, it is Anne Bancroft as the obsessed woman herself who is the luminous heart of the film. As Estelle Rolfe, a perpetually protesting, heartbreakingly earnest and eccentric New Yorker, Bancroft is a powerhouse. Ron Silver is Gilbert (named for Garbo costar John Gilbert), Estelle's beloved adult son, living dutifully nearby, enduring marriage to a demanding wife (Carrie Fisher). The cantankerous Estelle is suddenly and tragically stopped in her tracks when she learns that she has less than six months to live. She decides that she must meet her idol, Garbo, before she dies, and Gilbert determinedly undertakes to locate the notoriously secluded actress; en route he encounters New York's rich underworld of eccentrics, leading him on a wild and seemingly fruitless chase. The all-star cast presents an endearing portrait of a city filled with individual stories and cherished common experiences; Bancroft is astounding in her earthy, captivating human portrayal of a woman in love with life while facing death.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute gem of a movie, 8 Nov 2004
This great film directed by Lumet is a constant delight.....funny, moving and vastly entertaining. The performances from Anne Bancroft down are faultless and each character in the rich tapestry of the search for Garbo are presented in complete detail and are each a joy to behold.
If you have not seen this film you are in for a very rare treat.
My advice.....just watch it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Top ten films (in no particular order), 17 May 2003
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Amazed and delighted that this warm and human film has survived the video culling and is available on DVD. From the Director who brought us 'Network' this is a different take on the same theme of honesty vs. societal norms. If you say what you think, watch this film--and you'll never stop trying to make a difference!
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