The main plot involves defrocked priest Lars Hanson coming to an old bag's estate to tutor the daughter. Scheming mom wants daughter to fall in love and marry Hanson and forego her inheritance. You see, scheming mom wants the inheritence to go to her wiffleball-spined son.
Simple, right?
Well, this is Swedish film-making. So we get a half-hour prologue. Part 1 of the prologue is a drunken scene on Christmas Day where Satan makes an appearance. Part 2 of the prologue is a flashback to Hanson's waning days as a priest before he got the boot.
This prologue could have been accomplished in five minutes, not 30.
The acting is very much like the cliched silent-era emoting and staring off into the middle distance.
I'll be honest, I got so bored that I started FFW to get to the Garbo parts. She shows up at roughly the 45 minute mark at a grand soiree. Let's just say she's lucky they emphasize cosmetic dentistry in the United States.
Nothing more than a curiosity piece for h3rdcore Garbo fans.
Simple, right?
Well, this is Swedish film-making. So we get a half-hour prologue. Part 1 of the prologue is a drunken scene on Christmas Day where Satan makes an appearance. Part 2 of the prologue is a flashback to Hanson's waning days as a priest before he got the boot.
This prologue could have been accomplished in five minutes, not 30.
The acting is very much like the cliched silent-era emoting and staring off into the middle distance.
I'll be honest, I got so bored that I started FFW to get to the Garbo parts. She shows up at roughly the 45 minute mark at a grand soiree. Let's just say she's lucky they emphasize cosmetic dentistry in the United States.
Nothing more than a curiosity piece for h3rdcore Garbo fans.