Greta Garbo in The Torrent Wearing a Fur Trimmed Striped Coat
Great Greta Garbo.
She did not say I want to be alone. That was a misquote. She wanted to be let alone by the press and the crazy fans. And crazy men.
Here is a lovely photo of her in The Torrent. She is sporting a unique fur coat. At least the hem is trimmed in fur. And the cuffs. I cannot tell what the rest of the coat was made of. Perhaps it is a knitted coat as it is striped and so fitted. I love the whole outfit. Hat, coat, shoes, silk stockings. And the color tonalities. They had to think about how they would photograph in black and white. The stripes and the shading of the different colors in the zone system of greys makes me wonder what colors the coat was in real life color.
The Torrent was Garbo’s first American film. A silent in black and white.
Look at her eyes! Lovely!
