For those curious about the life of Greta Garbo—the star of such films as Queen Christina (1933) and Camille (1936)—the 2021 biography by editor and writer Robert Gottlieb isn’t a bad place to start. As a further resource, look to Garbo: Where Did You Go?, a new documentary from the director Lorna Tucker. The film draws on known resources, including Garbo’s letters and archival interviews, plus new information gleaned from contemporary memoirs. And it also has the advantage of showing us that face on film, her sculpted, shaded, mysterious presence in front of the camera. Her personal life was complex; her career, short; and her presence, incomparable. Garbo: Where Did You Go? helps us understand why Garbo remains a household name in entertainment, nearly a century after the Swedish Sphinx ruled with her slow glance and deep voice. —Jack Sullivan
The Arts Intel Report
Garbo: Where Did You Go?

Greta Garbo