
Only the royal suite at the grandest hotel in Paris has a safe large enough for the jewels of the Grand Duchess Swana. So the three Russians who have come to sell the jewels settle into the suite until a higher ranking official is dispatched to find out what is delaying the sale. She is Ninotchka, a no-nonsense woman who fascinates Count Leon who had been the faithful retainer of the Grand Duchess. The Grand Duchess will give up all claim to the jewels if Ninotchka will fly a... (Full plot summary below)
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Only the royal suite at the grandest hotel in Paris has a safe large enough for the jewels of the Grand Duchess Swana. So the three Russians who have come to sell the jewels settle into the suite until a higher ranking official is dispatched to find out what is delaying the sale. She is Ninotchka, a no-nonsense woman who fascinates Count Leon who had been the faithful retainer of the Grand Duchess. The Grand Duchess will give up all claim to the jewels if Ninotchka will fly away from the count.
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| The NationFranz HoelleringThis column has generally no quarrel with scene-to-scene entertainment, serving a legitimate demand for relaxation, though it adds up to nothing. But the entertaining gags of this picture add up to something, and it is not pleasant. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyMGM announced to the world: Garbo Laughs! In a major departure from her screen image, Garbo brings incredibly sensual abandon to her role of a glum, scientifically trained Bolshevik envoy who succumbs to Parisian decadence of romance and champagne. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonThe masterpiece among Lubitsch's later films. |
| New York TimesFrank S. NugentOne of the sprightliest comedies of the year. |
| Not Coming to a Theater Near YouMatt BaileyNinotchka stands as one of the finest films Lubitsch made. It was reportedly one of the director's own favorites among his films, and it's easy to see why. |
| Tim Dirks' The Greatest FilmsTim DirksNinotchka (1939) was the long-awaited, classic romantic comedy, with a clever and witty script and the magnificent presence of actress Greta Garbo |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsMark R. LeeperErnst Lubitsch may have thought he was only poking fun at another country, but he was actually poking fun at the future. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonIridescent and teaming with vitality, Garbo glows in her penultimate film. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyThe romantic roundelay, linking fine emotions with fine lingerie, is shadowed by the brutality of Soviet tyranny. |
| The SpectatorGraham GreeneThis is not merely a Garbo film, it is a Lubitsch film, and the result is enchanting. |