Details

Subject(s)

• Garbo, Greta 1905-1990—In motion pictures [Browse]
• Dietrich, Marlene—In motion pictures [Browse]
• Lesbians—Drama [Browse]
• Actresses—Europe [Browse]

Film director

• Barriga, Cecilia [Browse]

Screenwriter

• Barriga, Cecilia [Browse]

Film producer

• Mata, J. C. de la [Browse]

Actor

• Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990 [Browse]
• Dietrich, Marlene [Browse]

Production company

• Amtea Audiovisuales (Firm) [Browse]

Distributor

• Women Make Movies (Firm) [Browse]

Summary note

In this witty, luminous film, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich star in the roles of their lives - cast as lovers by Chilean video artist Barriga. Queen Christina meets the Scarlet Empress -- Anna Karenina and Blonde Venus transcend tragedy. This beguiling film links the queens of the silver screen through motifs such as the cigarette and a circuitry of meaningful gazes and gestures. Clips from their signature roles are remounted in silent film style vignettes to tell a burgeoning tale of desire and destiny.

Creation/​Production credits

Videoteque, Gloria Nuñez, Ana María González ; music by Edith Salazar ; editing by Cecilia Barriga, Teresa López.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 22, 2022).

Participant(s)/​Performer(s)

Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich.

Language note

Silent film with English intertitles and musical accompaniment.

Contents

• The lake
• The suitcase
• The hospital
• The library
• The job
• The persecution
• The telephone
• The hat
• The dialogue
• The gesture
• The meeting
• The alcove
• The end.

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• Meeting of two queens

Publisher no.

wm-queens

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