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Queen Christina

Thursday, April 14, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
still from Queen Christina (1933)

Queen Christina (1933)

still from Queen Christina (1933)

Queen Christina (1933)

(Rouben Mamoulian, US 1933, 99 mn., 35mm)

Greta Garbo delivers one of her best performances as the beautiful and powerful Queen Christina of Sweden. Loosely based on the real Queen Christina, who assumed the throne in 1632 at the age of six, this fictionalized love story depicts one of the most highly educated women of the seventeenth century who often dressed as a man and had sworn off marriage. When Queen Christina unexpectedly falls in love with a Spanish ambassador, she must navigate a momentous choice between loyalty to her people and following her heart. This sumptuous film contains what is often considered Garbo's finest performance, revealed in searing scenes of her strength, sorrow, weaknesses, joy and passion. 

 

Event Details

Dryden Theatre
$7 members
$10 nonmembers
$5 students with ID

$5 17 and under

Advance tickets encouraged.

Patrons must show proof of COVID vaccination (regardless of age), photo ID and wear masks. 

Tickets no longer for sale

About This Series

Licentious and Suggestive: Hollywood Before the Code

The Motion Picture Production Code was adopted by Hollywood studios in 1930. This set of  guidelines attempted to persuade filmmakers toward a more aspirational view of their art, and the effect it had on their audience. Due to the mature content being brought to the screen and the occasionally scandalous behavior by filmmakers and stars off-screen, The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), led by Will H. Hays, attempted to reverse the negative press and protests by religious groups laid against the industry in an attempt to save it.

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