Garbo also was the lead in the 1927 version of Anna Karenina, released under the title Love. Two destinies that interweave, giving rise to two, so very different stories, yet lived in pursuit of the same desire- to find a love that lets them fully be themselves, to live without having to conform to society. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: One of desperate passion that ends in tragedy, the other, an existence made real through love. It holds a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10. The film has received acclaim from modern critics. Garbo-still with that remote look of 'the implacable Aphrodite' on her face-acts with a dignity and a bitter passion which reach a mature climax in the final scene." There seems more of anguish and more of sombre depth in this version than there was in the old silent film (with Garbo and John Gilbert). Helen Brown Norden, in a glowing review in Vanity Fair, wrote "Against the glittering background, these people move to their inevitable doom. Greene found that the pathos that Garbo's acting brings to the picture overwhelms the acting of all supporting cast save that of Basil Rathbone. Writing for The Spectator in 1935, Graham Greene made much of Greta Garbo's powerful and theatrical acting in the film, noting that "it is Greta Garbo's personality which 'makes' this film, which fills the mould of the neat respectful adaptation with some kind of sense of the greatness of the novel". The film grossed $865,000 in the United States and Canada, and grossed $1,439,000 in other markets. Greta Garbo and Fredric March Lobby card for Anna Karenina Basil Rathbone, Greta Garbo and Freddie Bartholomew in Anna Karenina Reception Box office
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