Anna Christie
(1930)
Regisseur:
Clarence BrownSchauspieler:
Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F. Marion, Marie Dressler, James T. Mack, Lee PhelpsNach fünfzehn Jahren kehrt die 20-jährige Anna zu ihrem Vater Chris zurück, der auf einem Kohlenschlepper lebt. Der dem Alkohol zusprechende Seemann ahnt nicht, dass seine Tochter ein dürftiges Dasein als Prostituierte fristet. Eines Nachts retten Vater und Tochter vor der Küste während eines Sturms drei Männer, von denen sich einer in Anna verliebt und sie heiraten will. Weil Chris davon nichts wissen will, kommt es zu Spannungen zwischen den beiden Männern. Schließlich sieht sich Anna gezwungen, beiden die bittere Wahrheit über ihr Leben zu enthüllen.
Greta Garbo in ihrem ersten Tonfilm als geheimnisvolle junge Frau, die die Wahrheit über ihr Leben vor ihrem Vater und ihrem Geliebten verbergen will.
Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.
Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.