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Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Hicks, Steven Hill ... see more see more... , Howard Da Silva , Dorothy Loudon , Harvey Fierstein , Hermione Gingold , Richard B. Shull , Michael Lombard , Ed Crowley , Alice Spivak , Maurice Sterman , Antonia Rey , Court Miller , Denny Dillon , Karen Shallo , Adolph Green , Betty Comden , Arthur Schlesinger Jr. , Stephen Burks , Roderick Cook , Tony di Benedetto , Burtt Harris , Mary McDonnell , John Ring , Jose Santana , Nina Zoe , Andrzej Bartkowiak , Harry Madsen , Leila Danette , Mervyn Nelson , Nadine Darling , Anne Gartlan , Peter Gumeny , Max Alexander

This bittersweet comedy is, among many other things, a tour de force for the marvelous Anne Bancroft. The star is cast as Estelle Rolfe, an unconventional divorcee who resides in New York, in close pr... read more read more...oximity to her grown son Gilbert (Ron Silver) and his wife Lisa (Carrie Fisher). Though his wife yearns to move back to her home state of California, Gilbert cannot quite cut the silver cord that binds him to his mother. Upon learning that Estelle is dying, her dutiful son offers to honor her last request to meet the reclusive actress Greta Garbo. The rest of the film plays wonderful variations on this theme, involving such peripheral characters as a gay Garbo fan (Harvey Fierstein), an elderly Shakespearean actress (Hermione Gingold), a "female Joe Papp" director (Denny Dillon), and an ageing papparazzi (Howard Da Silva). Without giving away the ending, it is worth noting that the divine Garbo shows up in the person of playwright/lyricist/ performer Betty Comden. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Release Date: October 12, 1984

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  • xandiXlizXmackix
    August 12, 2009
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    Meeting a famous movie star, especially if you're a big movie fan, is one goal anyone can achieve until the very last minutes of your life. That's the case of Garbo Talks, and I liked it. When Estelle learns that she has a brain tumor and six months to live, she decides sh... read moree must meet Garbo, so her son Gilbert hires a paparazzo to track Garbo down. As his obsession distances him from his wife, Gilbert's drawn to a struggling actress he meets at work. Can he find Garbo, and if so, will she talk? Starring the very good performances of Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, and Catherine Hicks.

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Dennis Schwartz
May 26, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's a misfire, where seemingly every move Lumet made was a misstep." Full Review

September 2, 2008
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
June 17, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
January 2, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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July 2, 2004
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Daniel M. Kimmel
February 8, 2004
Daniel M. Kimmel, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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