Camille

UPC: 012569524620

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Questionable for Children]

Summary: Greta Garbo enjoyed one of her greatest triumphs in this glossy adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' oft-filmed romantic tragedy. Here, Garbo stars as Marguerite Gauthier, who is born into humble circumstances but in time becomes Dame aux Camille, one of the most glamorous courtesans in Paris. Camille is kept by the wealthy and powerful Baron de Varville (Henry Daniell), but after many years of earning a good living from her beauty without finding true love, Camille's heart is stolen by Armand (Robert Taylor), a handsome but slightly naive young man who doesn't know how she came by her fortune. Armand is just as attracted to Camille as she is to him, and she's prepared to give up the Baron and his stipend to be with Armand. However, Armand's father (Lionel Barrymore) begs Camille to turn away from his son, knowing her scandalous past could ruin his future. Realizing the painful wisdom of this, Camille rejects Armand, who continues to pursue her even as Camille contracts a potentially fatal case of tuberculosis. Remarkably, even though this was one of Garbo's greatest commercial and critical successes, she would make only three more films before her retirement in 1941; Camille, however, would be filmed several more times following this version (most memorably by elegant sexploitation auteur Radley Metzger in 1969's Camille 2000). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Acting – National Board of Review Best Actress – New York Film Critics Circle 10 Best Films – New York Times

Features: 1921 silent version starring Alla Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino
Audio bonus: Leo is On the Air radio promo
1936 version theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Fran?ais
Subtitles: English, Fran?ais & Espa?ol

Camille

Format: DVD

Release Date: 09/06/2005

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 179 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Camille
1. Credits [2:01]
2. Arrangements [4:21]
3. Mixed Messages [3:46]
4. Mistaken Identity [4:10]
5. The Baron's Attention [2:14]
6. Heart Bigger Than Her Purse [4:41]
7. A Copy of Manon Lescaut [2:45]
8. Birthday Party [4:40]
9. Killing Herself [2:42]
10. Unexpected Visitor [2:45]
11. Safer Apart [5:40]
12. Come to the Country [3:50]
13. Parting Payoff [5:44]
14. Morning Glow [4:11]
15. Perfect Wedding [5:02]
16. Lovers Vow [4:58]
17. Father's Plea [2:56]
18. Hearts not of Our Making [9:42]
19. Dropped Fan [5:27]
20. As a Woman Deserves [4:21]
21. The Duel [4:56]
22. Bad Times [:53]
23. Gaston's Aid [3:46]
24. Armand by Her Side [5:45]
25. Love Unstained [5:16]
1. Credits and Foreward [1:47]
2. Lady of the Camelias [4:35]
3. Marguerite's Party [5:58]
4. Taken Ill [3:59]
5. Love Flowers [5:25]
6. Manon Lescaut [6:25]
7. No Place in This House [3:07]
8. Armand's Father [11:10]
9. Empty House [2:52]
10. Broken Bank and Heart [5:36]
11. Through Forever [5:52]
12. Creditors Descend [9:21]
13. Let Me Sleep [3:35]

Richard Gilliam

Camille is among MGM's most lavish productions of the 1930s, and features what many critics consider to be Greta Garbo's greatest film performance. Among the last of the projects overseen by studio production chief Irving Thalberg, the film boasted MGM's customary collection of behind-the-camera all-stars, including director George Cukor, whose patient attention to Garbo helped her to find just the right tone for her role. The supporting cast is similarly solid, highlighted by standouts Henry Daniell and Laura Hope Crews. They help to deflect attention from the film's weaker scenes, most of which involve Lionel Barrymore as the father of the frustrated suitor (Robert Taylor). Despite spending the latter part of the film succumbing to illness, Garbo looks radiant, thanks to her Adrian gowns and William Daniels' loving cinematography. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Olaf Hytten  Actor 
Elspeth Dudgeon  Actor 
Joan Leslie  Actor 
Rex Evans  Actor 
Eily Malyon  Actor 
Effie Ellsler  Actor 
Gwendolen Logan  Actor 
John Bryan  Actor 
Georgia Caine  Actor 
Edwin Maxwell  Actor 
Mariska Aldrich  Actor 
Mabel Colcord  Actor 
Sibyl Harris  Actor 
Zoë Akins  Screenwriter 
George Cukor  Director 
James Hilton  Screenwriter 
Bernard Hyman  Producer 
Frances Marion  Screenwriter 
Herbert Stothart  Composer (Music Score) 
Irving G. Thalberg  Producer 
Greta Garbo  Actor 
Robert Taylor  Actor 
Lionel Barrymore  Actor 
Elizabeth Allan  Actor 
Jessie Ralph  Actor 
Henry Daniell  Actor 
Lenore Ulric  Actor 
Laura Hope Crews  Actor 
Rex O'Malley  Actor 
Russell Hardie  Actor 
E.E. Clive  Actor 
Douglas Walton  Actor 
Marion Ballou  Actor 
Joan Brodel  Actor 
June Wilkins  Actor 
Fritz Leiber  Actor 

Country: USA