I fell in love with "Garbo Talks" upon my first viewing and I've watched it countless times since, waiting for the cracks to show, the characters to ring false, or for the magic to wear off, yet it never has.
I favor domestic comedies with real relatable people and their daily concerns, and a little romance doesn't hurt, and it's all here delivered by pros like Ron Silver and the incomparable Anne Bancroft. The simplest, sweetest premise: A son wants to fulfill his dying mother's wish. Add the quest for Greta Garbo and an eclectic, perfectly cast group of actors (including two film debuts, (Harvey Fierstein and Dorothy Loudon), and two film farewells (Howard DaSilva and Hermione Gingold), and a very funny, charming script full of hilarious one-liners and you have a classic.
I favor domestic comedies with real relatable people and their daily concerns, and a little romance doesn't hurt, and it's all here delivered by pros like Ron Silver and the incomparable Anne Bancroft. The simplest, sweetest premise: A son wants to fulfill his dying mother's wish. Add the quest for Greta Garbo and an eclectic, perfectly cast group of actors (including two film debuts, (Harvey Fierstein and Dorothy Loudon), and two film farewells (Howard DaSilva and Hermione Gingold), and a very funny, charming script full of hilarious one-liners and you have a classic.