Starring a cast
including Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas with director Ernst Lubitsch, the film
opens in Paris with three quirky Soviet Russians. They are sent to sell some
jewels and at the same time to marvel at the capitalist society. Their curt,
robotic, and serious comrade arrives to help them. She meets a Parisian playboy
and seriously hopes to learn about his society.
However, after he finally makes her laugh the two of them become
romantically involved. A jealous duchess manipulates the situation and
Ninotchka is back in Moscow. She is reunited with her friends there but still
is somber because she is no longer with her love. That changes quickly enough
though. Lubitsch gives us another witty comedy that plays off the conflict
between ideologies and cultures. Garbo, Douglas, and the three Russians are all
likable characters that help make this film fairly good.
4/5 Stars
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