| Inspiration German: Yvonne Italian: La modella |
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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Produced by | Irving Thalberg |
| Written by | Gene Markey Alphonse Daudet |
| Starring | Greta Garbo Robert Montgomery Lewis Stone Marjorie Rambeau Judith Vosselli |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Editing by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | USA January 31, 1931 Finland November 1, 1931 Denmark January 1, 1932 |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Inspiration is a 1931 English language film adapted from the Alphonse Daudet short novel Sappho (1884). It was adapted by Gene Markey, directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Irving Thalberg. The cinematography was by William H. Daniels, the art direction by Cedric Gibbons and the costume design by Adrian.[1][2]
The film features the leading actress Greta Garbo as Yvonne, an artist's model. Other stars include Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone, Marjorie Rambeau and Judith Vosselli. It is a romantic melodrama, portraying a Parisian belle with a past returning to haunt her. The film is the only one where Montgomery played opposite Garbo.[2][3]
According to the critiques, Garbo plays her role easily and convincingly, contributing sparkling brief bits of light comedy, and making the awkward dialogue to sound almost real. She illuminates every scene of the picture, shining in her different styles of coiffure and striking costumes.[2][3]
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Yvonne Valbret (Greta Garbo) is a Parisian belle who poses as an artist's model, who falls in love with a young diplomat candidate called André Montell (Robert Montgomery). As they begin a relationship, André ignores her prior dalliances with multiple lovers. Discovering her past, André leaves her. Later, their paths cross again: André finds Yvonne living in poverty and buys her an estate to live in. At some point, he reveals his intent to marry another woman. Yvonne pleads for him not to leave her. Fearing her rashness, André chooses love over his career, and returns to Yvonne to tell her of his decision -- his arrival clashes with another former lover of Yvonne, who is pleading with her for her return. André is willing to let the past be the past, but as he sleeps Yvonne writes him a farewell note, choosing not to ruin his career.
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