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Leonard 2022-06-08 22:06:27
[Film Review] Queen Christina (1933) 7.9/10
A posteriori, it is plumb conceivable why Garbo proactively facilitated a biopic of Queen Christina of Sweden (1626- 1689) at the peak of her games, not just because of her parentage, our Swedish goddess must have been profoundly attracted by the similarity between them in a more personal way, the...
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Luciano 2022-09-17 15:21:21
An inexplicable tragedy is like a gust of wind
In the film, the queen abandons the throne and the country and rushes to the port to meet her lover who is as early as possible, but in the end only the remains of the lover who died in the duel.
I was not in that era, and I couldn't understand the chivalry and dueling culture at...
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Christina: This war is expensive.
Magnus: The parliament clamors for more war.
Oxenstierna: They clamor for a Swedish marriage for your majesty. They clamor for an heir of Swedish blood!
Christina: In short, Chancellor, they clamor.
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Magnus: [embrace and kiss] It's been so long since I've seen you.
Christina: I saw you yesterday.
Magnus: To me that's long since.
Christina: I'm not an idle woman, Magnus. I have a war on my hands.
