Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
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Romance (1931)
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Romance (1931)
(Clarence Brown, US 1930, 76 min., 35mm)
On New Year’s Eve, Harry (Elliott Nugent) tells his grandfather (Gavin Gordon), a bishop, that he intends to marry an actress, even though it is frowned upon in his social class. With this, his grandfather shares (through flashbacks) the cautionary tale of his own youthful love affair with famous Italian opera star Rita Cavallini (Greta Garbo). Romance was nominated for two Academy Awards—one for Garbo’s performance and the other for Clarence Brown’s directing.