Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

lisztnet In my humble opinion, Garbo's carrier in the USA at the beginning was disappointing, - as she said herself regarding The Temptress, she disliked this movie, and was right, she had taste. All 4 movies are not masterpieces : The Single Standard, The Temptress, The Mysterious lady, and Flesh and the Devil. You can save small aspects of them but the story line makes no sens (for example, she is marvelous with a mask in a garden, and she is a charm to see). But they were just market products, mixing together some ingredients that should earn success, like male heroism, exoticism, charm,... but since love begins abruptly in all, one can't follow why it takes place, what ties them together ; it lacks romantic intrigue, the idyll takes place very soon (for satisfying audience), and I guess the Temptress destroyed also the filmmaker's mind, her last victim. The Imperial Hotel (1927) with Pola Negri shares some plot aspects with the Mysterious lady (1928), - the Russian / Austrian war context, the spy related subplot, the dreadful general, which suggest some derivation, but Imperial hotel is way better. Regarding her filmography, Greta Garbo preferred The Joyless street, by Pabst.This film is utterly overrated, because of Garbo.

GManfred Honest, I'm trying hard to appreciate Garbo's celebrated beauty, and to picture her as an object of desire - not mine, but someone else's. I think there are too many years between us and too many other prettier Hollywood stars. I did think she was an excellent actress and was right for the part of Felicitas, although I felt she slightly overdid it towards the end of the story. Speaking of overacting, I thought Lars Hansen (Ham-sen?) was guilty at first, but his style and character soon grows on you.I liked it and, intimidated by the rave reviews and comments by other contributors, I shall see it again. I have to admit that silent soaps are not my cup of tea. John Gilbert is not my cup of tea, either, but passed muster in his role. The animal magnetism between the two stars? Yes, I suppose. Let me watch it again and I'll get back to you. I just feel the films' reputation is a bit overblown. Hedging my bets, I rated it a 7.

rdjeffers Saturday December 1, 2:00 p.m. The Castro, San FranciscoA Fool For Love ...A jewel from MGM's golden age, Flesh and The Devil (1926) is the story of Felicitas (Greta Garbo), an irresistible but moody and shallow woman who sends both her husbands, Count von Rhaden (Marc MacDermott) and Ulrich von Kletzinak (Lars Hanson, The Scarlet Letter 1926, The Wind 1928) to the field of honor with her obsessed lover Leo von Sellenthin (John Gilbert, The Merry Widow 1925, The Big Parade 1925). Garbo smolders as the aloof and toxic beauty every man desires, while Gilbert attempts to set her on fire with his penetrating gaze.Produced by Hollywood's 'Wonder Boy' Irving Thalberg, adapted by Benjamin Glazer from Hermann Sudermann's novel, beautifully photographed by William Daniels and directed by Clarence Brown (The Rains Came 1939, The Yearling 1946), Flesh and The Devil exerts a potent and surprising sexual dynamism which furthers the theory that all men are stupid, and all women are evil.

txwildswan Flesh and the Devil is a classic. It shows how an actress could use her face and eyes to seduce and not have to speak one word. Greta Garbo in the scene where John Gilbert and she leave the party and step outside-is truly erotic-it is so sad that now days we show everything-there is and never will be another Garbo. She was stunning! And what she does in that one scene puts all other actresses to shame! Sorry but Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct does not compare to the classiness-of not showing any skin. And I personally like Sharon Stone as a person and she is very charismatic but in thinking of a comparison of a seductress-I say Garbo wins out over them all-see this film and let me know if you agree! Also John Gilbert has been so overlooked, a very handsome and charismatic star in his own right. So sad that he passed so young.