This really was a role that Garbo was born to play. Her best talkie by far.
Wish Garbo could have done more films of this nature. She was clearly in her element when portraying the androgynous Queen of Sweden.
I love that scene where Queen Christina says "I don't intend to [die an old maid], I'll die a bachelor!" responding to the requests of marriage. It's been decades... sadly not much has changed. boo hoo~