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Title: The Divine Woman

Date: 1928

Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures

Director: Victor Seastrom

Cast: Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Lowell Sherman, Polly Moran, Dorothy Cum John Mack Brown

Summary: Marianne is raised by peasants in Brittany when her Parisian mother does not want to give up her lifestyle. When she is grown, she moves to Paris and falls in love with Lucien, a soldier. Marianne becomes an actress with the help of the producer Legrande, a former lover of her mother. Seduced by fame, wealth, and Legrande, Marianne forsakes Lucien. Ultimately she gives up her career for Lucien, and the couple settle down in the country.

Notes: One reel exists in the MGM/UA film archive.