Lilya Brik in “Chained by the Film” (1918).

Lilya Brik in “Chained by the Film” (1918).

Vera Karalli (center) and Vitold Polonsky, ca. 1910s.

Vera Karalli (center) and Vitold Polonsky, ca. 1910s.

Hermes Pan and Rita Hayworth in the dance routine “On the Gay White Way” from My Gal Sal (1942).

Hermes Pan and Rita Hayworth in the dance routine “On the Gay White Way” from My Gal Sal (1942).

Sofiko Chiaureli in “The Color of Pomegranates” (1968).

Sofiko Chiaureli in “The Color of Pomegranates” (1968).

Claudia Cardinale in “Don’t Make Waves” (1967).

Claudia Cardinale in “Don’t Make Waves” (1967).

Greta Garbo in “Wild Orchids” (1929).

Greta Garbo in “Wild Orchids” (1929).

Greta Garbo in “Anna Karenina” (1935).

Greta Garbo in “Anna Karenina” (1935).

Teresa Wright and Lew Ayres in “The Capture” (1950).

Teresa Wright and Lew Ayres in “The Capture” (1950).

Greta Garbo in “Inspiration” (1931).

Greta Garbo in “Inspiration” (1931).