Ninotchka (1939)

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Ninotchka (1939) – E. Lubitsch

Witty script and a finely tuned comic performance from Garbo, who comes off sweet (not sophisticated) as the dour Soviet envoy who falls for Melvyn Douglas in Paris. Although it sags a bit in the middle, the Lubitsch touch generates enough warm feelings to carry the day. No wonder this was banned in the USSR.