About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Scott Reisfield about Greta Garbo's impact on women and film.

In this episode I spoke with the author and grandnephew to Greta, Scott Reisfield. Greta Garbo didn't just change film. She changed what it meant to be a woman. Long before "feminism" entered the mainstream, Greta Garbo was showing women around the world how to live, love, work, and claim independence on their own terms. Her performances felt startlingly real at a time when acting was still theatrical and restrained. Women didn't just watch Garbo. They recognized themselves in her.

People in this episode

Guest: Scott Reisfield

Topics covered

• Greta Garbo
• feminism
• women's independence
• film history
• acting
• modern women

Keywords

• Greta Garbo
• Scott Reisfield
• feminism
• women's rights
• film history
• acting style
• modern women

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Organizations: JLJ Media

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