ine ▁Woman ▁( 1 9 2 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁silent ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Victor ▁S jö ström ▁and ▁st arring ▁Gre ta ▁Gar bo . ▁Produ ced ▁and ▁distributed ▁by ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer . ▁Only ▁a ▁single ▁nine - min ute ▁re el ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁ 4 5 - second ▁ex cer pt ▁ ▁are ▁currently ▁known ▁to ▁exist ▁of ▁this ▁otherwise ▁lost ▁film , ▁the ▁only ▁whole ▁copy ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁M GM ▁V ault ▁fire . ▁ ▁Origin ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁adapted ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Broadway ▁play ▁Star light ▁by ▁Glad ys ▁Un ger , ▁which ▁star red ▁Dor is ▁Ke ane . ▁The ▁plot ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁stories ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁actress ▁Sarah ▁Bern hardt . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Marian ne ▁( Gre ta ▁Gar bo ) ▁is ▁a ▁poor ▁French ▁country ▁girl ▁who ▁goes ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁to ▁seek ▁her ▁fortune ▁as ▁an ▁actress . ▁As ▁she ▁r ises ▁to ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁theatre , ▁she ▁must ▁choose ▁between ▁the ▁rom antic ▁att ent ions ▁of ▁two ▁men . ▁The ▁first ▁is ▁Luci en ▁( L ars ▁Hans on ), ▁a ▁poor ▁but ▁passion ate ▁young ▁soldier ▁who ▁desert s ▁the ▁army ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁Marian ne ▁and ▁goes ▁to ▁j ail ▁after ▁ste aling ▁a ▁dress ▁to ▁give ▁her . ▁Her ▁other ▁su itor