Torrent

A letter without a signature. A river that floods its banks every spring. In a provincial town, a respected engineer is bound by duty to a woman he does not love, while the passionate new governess of his son ignites a long-suppressed desire. Their stolen glances across the dinner table speak louder than the roaring waters outside. This 1926 romantic drama, directed by Clarence Brown and starring Greta Garbo in her first American role, charts the destructive and irresistible force of forbidden love, where societal pressures clash with the primal need for connection.