Garbo is very worried about her comedy performances, and is especially afraid of drunken scenes, because she thinks that is very vulgar.
"Garbo laughed" is a slogan that was set before the script was completed. It can be said that the film itself was shot around this slogan.
The film is banned in the Soviet Union and its affiliated countries.
In the first half of the movie, Garbo appeared without makeup when he played a serious envoy.
Liu Bieqian took over the film after George Cook resigned as director of "Gone with the Wind", with the condition that MGM promised him to shoot "The Corner Shop".
Although the famous hat in Garbo's film was made by her queen costume designer Adrian, the sketch was actually made by Garbo himself.
This is one of Liu Bieqian's favorite movies. He also has two favorites, one is "The Corner Shop" and the other is "Heaven's Troubles".
Liu Bieqian didn't like the original scripts of Gottfried Reinhardt and SN Behrman, so he asked Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch to rewrite the script. Liu Bieqian himself also made a great contribution to the script changes.
It is said that after the trial screening of the film, an audience left a message: "I literally laughed and peeed, and peeed in the hands of my girlfriend!"
Garbo participated in the film preview for the first time in his career as an actor. She stood in the long beach ticket-buying line for a full 15 minutes before anyone recognized her.
According to a report in the spring of 1939, Spencer Tracy is a strong competitor in the corner of Lyon, and William Powell, Robert Montgomery and Cary Grant are also under consideration.
The film review "Ninochka" in Time magazine was completed by Whittaker Chambers. He was a secret Russian spy until 1938. Of course, when he wrote the film review, his identity has not yet been exposed. In 1948, he became famous for accusing Alger Hiss as a spy.
The film was selected into the Film Directory of the Library of Congress in 1990.
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don't think of Garbo for the dividing line The performance was very poor. From the tight female spy-like envoy in the front to the warm, self-esteem and upright girl who fell into love in the back, she performed. There is no such thing as treason for love. There is no actual treason from the beginning to the end of the film. If you insist on saying that marrying someone from a different camp in that era was treason. As for many people, she laughed too stupidly. It was true that the shooting time was a bit long, but her stiffness was just right. It was a kind of unnaturalness that people who hadn’t laughed for a long time suddenly couldn’t hold back. The feminine beauty followed It burst out from the hard shell, making people unconsciously smile.
As for values, from a positive perspective, the confrontation between Ninochka and the Grand Duke reflects the director and screenwriter's disapproval of the Russian monarchy. On the other hand, if a socialist conquered a capitalist, this can also be regarded as a kind of irony of Liu Bieqian? So don't always say that he only satirized the Soviet Union.
But I agree that the ending is a bit bad, except for the joke that throws the hotel blanket out and complains that people can't fly because of the hair.
The lines of this film are also too absolute, worthy of being a collaborative comedy between Huaide and Liu Bieqian.
Ninotchka: Is it necessary to flirt?
Count Leon d'Algout: No need, but I can't help it.
Ninotchka: Then control it.
Ninotchka: Our country does not have a man like you.
Leon: Thank you.
Ninotchka: This is why I have confidence in the future of my country.
Ninotchka: Why do you help others with luggage?
Porter: Madam, this is my job.
Ninotchka: This is not work, this is social injustice.
Porter: It depends on how much you tip me.
Ninotchka: The last mass trial was very successful. We will have a better Russia with fewer people.
Leon: Oh Russia, I love Russia! Comrades, I am very fascinated by the 5-year plan you have customized over the past 15 years.
Ninotchka: If my country is in danger because of one of my underwear, I would be very unhappy to see this scene.
Leon: The radio is a box you bought and assembled, but before you debug it, they will tell you that a new box is coming out.
Russian Visa Official: Hello! Looking for Comrade Kasabian? No, I'm sorry, he has been out of work for 6 months. Russia recalled him to investigate. You have to ask his widow for more things.
Iranoff: I can say anything we want. We can shout! We can complain! Look: the service in this hotel is terrible! Did you see it, no one came over! No one noticed! This is freedom.
Buljanoff: This is bad management.
Leon: Sorry, you are an explorer?
Ninotchka: No, I'm looking for the Eiffel Tower.
Leon: God! Could it be that it was lost again? Do you want to see the scenery?
Ninotchka: I look at it from a technical point of view.
Leon: Technology? Then I can't help much. Parisians only go there when they are desperate enough to jump off the tower.
Ninotchka: How long does it take to jump down?
Leon: When I jumped last time, I didn't pay attention to the time.
Leon: What kind of girl are you?
Ninotchka: As you can see, a small gear on the wheel of the revolution.
Leon: You are the cutest gear I have ever seen.
Cafe Owner: What would you like to order?
Ninotchka: raw beets and carrots.
Cafe Owner: Madam, this is a restaurant, not a meadow.
Ninotchka: That kind of hat is out of fashion here.
Roomate: How fashionable it must be!
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