GRETA GARBO

In the movie, THE TEMPTRESS, which opens in PARIS, where Gurdjieff settled and remained until after WWII and died there, I am reminded of the WORK that G undertook in the West. In reading about his 'ballet' 'THE STRUGGLE OF THE MAGICIANS' it seems to me that this movie has elements of this in it. Greta Garbo is the 'heroine' . The ending of the movie seems to me to be also a great example of 'INTENTIONAL SUFFERING' and I disagree with the film commentator when I re-watched the film with his comments, that it was not this sort of thing, although he made it appear to something else than what many concluded was the reason for the ending. You must watch this movie to understand, if you can, what I am implying. the opening takes place at which people are reveling and goes to a banquet that is a reminder of those that Gurdjieff is said to have given in Paris as well as a particular one mentioned that he gave in New York for which people paid him an enormous sum of money for showing them what they are! GREAT NATURE asserts herself in the Argentine episodes and we see 'SUPER EFFORTS' being attempted by the hero as well as his TASK or WORK. We see the various "I's" at work as well and how ordinary and contemporary people act and live,etc. for MARTIAL ARTISTS there is the fight with whips in a circle to hold their interest and this is probably the first such instance of this sort of thing in a movie(save perhaps for some Zorro with Douglas Fairbanks Sr.). Many such duels between antagonists were fought in a similar manner within a circle which is one stepped out lost the match or if he stayed in and died or was killed, well so much for that, he had his honor. These things were done in various ways, with guns, clubs, knives, swords,etc. and especially in Meditarranean countries or Spanish colonies,etc.).