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The Way of Lost Souls (1929)
Pola and Synchronized Sound
Pola's film she made in the UK after leaving Hollywood. The print that exists now has French Titles (the French Title of the movie is Notre Dernier Tango (Our Last Tango) which makes absolutely no sense what so ever - neither does the American Title The Woman He Scorned. The English title is the only one that even partially applies to this movie.
Regardless of title problems it is a beautiful film with a rather decent synchronized sound effects track and even a small section where you hear Pola humming a song. The cinematography is very good on this picture and the film composition as a whole is very good. Even if you don't read French, you should still be able to understand this movie. Hopefully someone will release it with restored english intertitles.
Si Dios me quita la vida (1995)
One of the Best Telenovelas
This is a wonderful example of the Mexican telenoveal. It is the story of singer Maria and her daughter - kind of along the lines of Mildred Pierce only different. Daniela Romo is beautiful and is one of the best singers to come out of Mexico in the past 20 years. It is a real treat to watch if you can catch it on Television. Hopefully oneday Televisa will see fit to release some of their classic Telenovelas on video tapes.
A Woman Commands (1932)
Pola Speaks - and sings!
This is a great film - My copy came from a very poor 16mm print with very scratchy sound, but none the less - it is still a wonderful movie - Pola is radiant. I understand why this movie was not popular at the time - it really is a bit of fluff, but the actors give whole hearted performances and Pola's rendition of the song "Paradise" make this film worth while. It can be hoped that one day a better print will be made widely available.
A Woman of the World (1925)
A great little comedy drama
A great little comedy drama starring Pola Negri. A European countess, after being betrayed by her lover, goes to live in small town Middle America with her cousins and causes havoc among the rather puritanical community members. A memorable scene involves Pola and her leading man and a whip (in Pola's hands). This film still exists in a lovely print that was probably taken from a 16mm source.
Hotel Imperial (1927)
One of the Best Paramount Silents
A great movie - very entertaining from start to finish - the video release available from Grapevine is lacking only in the fact that the musical accompaniment is below average. However, that does not diminish the fact that Pola truly was a star and her on screen magnetism shines in this World War I themed movie. A must for silent movie fans.