GARBO NEWS

April 29, 2009

*Srepac's scan of the month! Gallery Update!*

Very large special scans by Srepac!

Visit the Gallery  HERE!

April 21, 2009

Cecil Beaton Exhibition in London

Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) is one of the most influential and prolific image makers of all time. He created some of the most iconic images of many stars and of course Garbo.

From the 22nd April, an exhibition of Beaton's photographs will be on display at the Chris Beetles Gallery in Central London in collaboration with premier auction house, Sotheby's. The collection will feature original vintage prints, as well as modern prints produced form initial negatives drawn from the extensive archive at Sotheby's. More Info  HERE!

 
Garbo by Beaton

Each of the beautiful modern prints will be available in an edition of 50, all adorning the archive's official stamp. There will also be a fully illustrated catalogue to accompany the exhibition, available for £10 from the Chris Beetles Gallery.

Opening hours: 10am - 5.30pm Monday - Saturday.

More on GG and Beaton  HERE!

April 11, 2009

New GG Paper doll by Norma Lu Meehan

Garbo is the new subject of a beautiful paper doll book by talented artist Norma Lu Meehan. Featured are 3 dolls of the great star and exquisitely rendered costumes from her famed films of the '20s and '30s including Camille, Mata Hari, Anna Christie and others.

Authorized by the Garbo estate, this is truly an important collectible book for paper doll fans and classics cinema buffs. Included is a bio by David Wolfe of the star, from her humble beginnings in Sweden to her Hollywood glory and her long, lonely retirement.

Available August 2009

More Info   HERE!

Thanks to Anna.

April 9, 2009

Svenska Stumfilmsklassiker Box

I just saw that this amazing box was released (November 2008) in Sweden.

It does incl. 6 restored Swedish silent film classics such as: Terje Vigen (Victor Sjöström, 1917), Herr Arnes pengar (Mauritz Stiller, 1919), Erotikon (Mauritz Stiller, 1920), Körkarlen (Victor Sjöström, 1921), Häxan (Benjamin Christensen, 1922) und Gösta Berlings saga (Mauritz Stiller, 1924).

More Info   HERE!

April 1, 2009

New info on Garbo's real color photos

We want to thank Leo form America for sending us this information. When we started this homepage we created a section for Garbo's real color pictures. The origin on those photos are quite mystic and we did not know if they all were real.

real or not real?

Leo told us that the  photo was reproduced in the book Hollywood Color Portraits by John Kobal and published in 1981.  It is an autentic color photograph taken on the set by photographer Frank Grimes.  Now the mystery is solved yet we still do not know the orgin on those photos:

Still a mystery!!

The other pictures from Camille may have been taken by Clarence Sinclair Bull as stated in the description in the book: "One of only four color stills cameras in Hollywood belonged to MGM, where Clarence Sinclair Bull took the first color portraits of Greta Garbo in costume for her role as Marguerite Gautier in 'Camille'."

So, there is a good chance that the other Camille photos are real color and not colorizied. 

More Info   HERE!

Thanks to Leo Caroll.

April 1, 2009

*Werner's movie stills of the month! Gallery Update!*

Very large special scans by GarboWerner!

Visit the Gallery HERE!

March 29, 2009

New Garbo DVDs

Due of my busy schedule with my exams, i totally forgot to tell you this exciting News. Warner Brothers has introduced a new DVD-on-demand offering for fans of niche vintage films. At WarnerArchive.com, the studio is now selling about 150 of the more obscure and offbeat movies from its library, and they can be ordered directly for $19.95 each.

“Many of these films I do not believe would have had a home at retail, due to their narrow appeal,” said George Feltenstein, Warner's senior vice president for theatrical catalog marketing. They include Garbo films such as: The Kiss, Love, The Single Standard and Wild Orchids.

The only inconvenient is that they can only be shipped in the US. We do not know yet if they will also intend to commercialise them through Amazon too.

More Info   HERE!

Thanks to Nakis and Anna

March 27, 2009

Garbo fragances by Grès: Now available!

The Austrian perfum company Grès, will release (spring 2009) three Garbo dedicated fragances. The three fragrances of the Parfums Grès Collection Hommage à Greta Garbo will be offered as Eau de Parfum in 60 ml bottles. The names are: Mythos , Sphinx and Goddess .

60ml bottles of each fragrance will be available in eau de toilette form from spring 2009, retailing at 59 Euros.

Press Release: Launch of the Parfums Grès Collection – Hommage à Greta Garbo

A year after the release of Hommage à Marlene Dietrich, Parfums Grès is preparing to launch a new trio of scents dedicated this time to Garbo called Hommage à Greta Garbo which will launch in the spring of 2009. Like Marlene Dietrich, Garbo was one of the famous customers of couturière Madame Grès.

The set comprises Mythos , Sphinx , Goddess in reference to the particular charisma that exuded from the star whom people could not wait to see laugh at long last in what must have been the most self-conscious laugh in history in Ninotchka (1939). And she did, beautifully so, and a bit strangely at the same time.

"With her classic beauty, her noble aura and an occasional playful wink of the eye, she (Greta Garbo) fascinated both men and women. The fact that she loved being alone and hated the media frenzy enhanced her appeal to the public. In the course of her 19-year film career in which she made 27 films, she gave only 14 interviews.

She was referred to as „the Goddess" or the „Swedish Sphinx". In contrast to other Hollywood stars she never gave an autograph, never attended the premieres of her films and never answered fan mail. In spite of this, she had a powerful effect on her times and the fashion of her day. The way she wore her make-up, styled her hair and dressed greatly influenced the trends of the Thirties." ...

Mythos – Hommage à Greta Garbo is a floral fruity perfume that interprets elegance in a new and youthful way, for fruity notes are especially popular with younger women. The head note tantalizes with the scents of apples, oranges, black currants and pineapple. The classic, elegant floral accents unfold in the heart note - rose, freesia and peony - typical ingredients found in sophisticated French perfumes. Subtle sensuousness permeates the whole fragrance composition through the delicate base note of musk, sandalwood and iris.

Sphinx – Hommage à Greta Garbo is a delicate fresh-floral perfume. The essences of exotic blossoms blend in a refined manner with woody and fruity fragrances. First the delicate scents of litchi, peach and Yuzu (a precious citrus fruit from Asia) captivate the senses. After a few minutes the exhilarating heart note of lotus blossoms, rose petals and white peony unfolds, then merges perfectly with the discreetly disarming base notes of cedar, musk and patchouli.

Goddess – Hommage à Greta Garbo is a floral-oriental perfume, a fragrance that expresses the elegant sensuousness of the great artist. In Goddess the most beautifully eroticizing fragrance essences delicately cast their spell: The head note mesmerises with plum, mandarin orange and cardamom. In the heart note, a voluptuous cocktail of cinnamon, heliotrope and jasmine unfolds. The base note beguiles with sandalwood, moss, vanilla and ambergris, merging wonderfully with the skin. The bottle and packaging were designed by the Parisian design studio Aesthete.

The three fragrances of the Parfums Grès Collection Hommage à Greta Garbo will be offered as Eau de Parfum in 60 ml bottles, each at a price of CHF 89.00 or Euro 59.00. Available as of Spring 2009 at selected perfumeries.

More info   HERE!

March 21, 2009

*Srepac's scan of the month! Gallery Update!*

Very large special scans by Srepac!

Visit the Gallery HERE!

March 18, 2009

Garbo and Ture

Swedish/American artist Ture Sjolander shot Garbo in the early 1970s. We found new GG images which were shot by Ture in 1971. See more  HERE!

Garbo by Ture

March 8, 2009

*Werner's movie stills of the month! Gallery Update!*

Very large special scans by GarboWerner!

Visit the Gallery HERE!

March 5, 2009

News about "Garbo - the Bio-Pic"

As you may know, a  Garbo bio-pic, by Buddy Bregman is in production and will star Anna-Karin Eskilsson as Garbo. Anna just made  an ad campaign for the new white Samsung LCD TV. For the campaign she was photographed in a 30's styled image.

Anna-Karin Eskilsson in 'Garbo image' ?

The movie is still planned to be released sometime in 2009. More info on the film  HERE,  HERE  and  HERE!

Thanks to Anna aka RubyRed

March 1, 2009

Garbo autograph to be sold at Sporting Auction House

Mullock's Specialist Sporting Auctioneers - Europe's No.1 Sporting Auction House, is a GG autograph, on March 5th.

More Info  HERE!

Thanks to Dirk

March 1, 2009

Screening of Ninotchka in Germany

On March 4,  the Kommunale Kino in Trossingen (a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany) will screen Ninotchka.

More Info  HERE!

February 11, 2009

*Werner's movie stills of the month! Gallery Update!*

Very large special scans by GarboWerner!

Visit the Gallery HERE!

February 7, 2008

Garbo at TCM – February 2008 schedule!

TCM USA

August 4:  Ninotchka (10:00 AM)

August 7:  Grand Hotel (10:00 AM)

Garbo DVD petitions
 
Garbo on DVD! A little reminder to sign the Garbo DVD petitions to get more of her films on DVD!

Please support us and sign  HERE  or  HERE!

January 25, 2009

*Srepac's scan of the month! Gallery Update!*

Very large special scans by Srepac!

Visit the Gallery HERE!

January 19, 2009

Garbo - rare NEWS CLIP from 1938 press conference

More  HERE!

January 4, 2009

New screening of Die Freudlose Gasse in Germany

On Jan 24, the German 7. Karlsruher Stummfilmtage is showing Die Freudlose Gasse (The Joyless Street) in ZKM und im Studentenhaus in Karlsruhe/Germany.

More Info  HERE!

January 6, 2009

*Werner's movie stills of the month! Gallery Update!*

Very large special scans by GarboWerner!

Visit the Gallery HERE!