We're continuing our discussion on what made Garbo so damned appealing. 

There were thousands of actresses in Hollywood and around the world trying to break into movies. What made Garbo so special. 

In the two stills here -- from Gosta Berling -- Garbo inhabits her emotion within her body. The two are fused.  She is three dimensional and almost comes off the screen. She pops because her character is fully human -- embodied.  She doesn't hold back her sensuality and that reads clearly on film....and is completely alluring.  

What do you see? 

Garbo had a face that was said to "only come once in a century." 

What was it exactly about her that moved people so much? 

For the next few weeks we'll be posting a still from her early movies  and asking you to tell us what you see. Garbo continues to move audiences -- there must be something about her!

This is one of the most famous photo of Garbo, by Clarence Sinclair Bull. 

What we'd love to know is: what the heck was she thinking?


Let us know in the comments below.