RetroBites: Mercouri on Garbo (1979) | CBC 

This is one of the BEST things i've ever seen on RU-vid. I won't even explain. Anybody into film, into Garbo, into Mercouri, into real characters & personalities, will love this clip. Thanks for posting!

a great woman talking about another great one, greta garbo is one of my favorite actresses and I love Melina very much

So beautiful and moving. Melina Mercouri was such a wonderful, passionate actress and personality and she always said that her ideal was Garbo. Garbo, her magic, her genious, her beauty. I worship Garbo too and I can totally see and understand Melina's feelings. Thank you for posting this.

Very genuine and authentic. She shares this experience with us...marvelous!

I don't know what the dynamics are, but Garbo had the look and moves, independence, intelligence, and an eye for great art.

I LOVE BOTH OF THEM - THIS CLIP IS A JOY FOR ME - I TRULY HOPE BOTH OF THEM ARE RESTING IN PEACE WITH THE LORD AS THEY GAVE SO MUCH HAPPINESS IN THEIR BRILLIANCE !

Joan Crawford expressed almost the exact feelings after meeting Garbo for the first time back in their MGM days lol Im sure there were many more ;)

I cannot find words to thank you enough for sharing this treasure 💕💕💕

I love her and how she talk and laugh 2:15😻💕

What a gem! Thanks for posting!!!

I've seen movies with Garbo she was stunning in Camille. But she must have been something in person because this isn't the first actress who claimed Garbo made her weak in the knees, lol.

We miss you Melina 😢

Every major Actress from the early period certainly through the Studio System into the 1950's and beyond always cite Greta Garbo as being really above reproach and in a category all her own. There were really no comparisons. Many stars were touted as the New Garbo, but it was not true and just a publicity stunt. I don't know if there are words to describe fully how everyone from Katherine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and many others to have made such similar positive comments about Greta Garbo. And it wasn't something simply to say in an interview, as they truly meant the appreciation for Greta Garbo and the impact she had on them both in personal settings and on the Silver Screen.. Marlene Dietrich said there was just no one to compare with Greta Garbo. Orson Welles and George Cukor made similar positive comments regarding Garbo. The comments were never negative but rather an awe they had when meeting Garbo, working with her in the movies or simply seeing her movies. There was truly no one to compare with Greta Garbo. And if anyone was put in a spot during an interview and Garbo's name came up, they quickly made it clear that Garbo was in a class totally by herself and oftentimes their favorite Actress such as Mercouri indicates in this interview. And that remained the case until Garbo's death on Easter Sunday, April 15, 1990. Greta Garbo was truly the most unique and memorable talent ever to come out of Hollywood.

Α, ρε Μελίνα...υπέροχη στην Στέλλα ούτε εγώ δεν μπορώ να παίξω έτσι.Ο κοσμος δεν ξερει οτι οτι επαιζες τον εαυτο σου στις ταινιες.Εκανες και μια ζωή όπως την ονειρεύεται κάθε κορίτσι. Να σαι καλά εκεί που είσαι.

grande

I swear to God.. I swear to my ideology. Great "La Mercouri". Diva on Diva🌸

great

Lovely. Beauty? I walked into a candy store in the old city in Barcelona, and saw a girl working there that made Gena Davis (back then in Tootsie) look like chopped liver. Funny thing as you get older...beauty continues to become more profound...more moving. I'm 59 years and living in san francisco....once a week my bud and I go to North Beach to sit outside and girl watch.

Women loved Greta

garbo was a man transgender at female MTF that's all !

Oh dear , Melina was a far better actress than Greta Garbo , and clearly far more intelligent too. Greta Garbo had this air of mystique about her because she had little if anything to say . She was told by the studio bosses to keep her mouth shut when off the screen . I wonder why , too dumb maybe . I did not think she was particularly beautiful , she was average actually, and as an actress ,... Garbo is also grossly overrated . Miss Mercouri is being far too kind here , but then she is a gracious lady , unlike Garbo who was silently and frequently rude to people , even in the privacy of peoples homes .