I felt more with MATA HARI that was a situation she was forced into because of the war. She had chosen a side in the war and was fighting it the only way she could. And as she became disillusioned with the war and found this great love, something that came from pure love and innocence that was powerful and pure enough to break her down to the place of reasonableness. It is very similar to CAMILLE, but here she isn't fighting for anything, she has chosen this life of leisure, pleasure, and decadence. Buying things so her so-called friend (and more like her vanity enemy) wouldn't get or have them (I believe they were horses). The extravagance of it all and her readily accepting her fate, as she continuously says she is dying. She is beautiful, but it seems only skin deep. Even in her redemption as she gets closer to Armand and makes a choice to save him, but it comes off again as too weak, where is the battle for the love that is changing her? This wasn't saving an innocent man's life, or facing the consequences that MATA had to face, this was more consequences of the society that she despises, but is willing to uphold. Maybe I'm biased because there are things that hit close to home with how she is before Armand and with the reality parts of this story. I appreciate tragedy, but here it felt unfulfilled and not as complete. The love was just lacking and maybe it was an empty role for Greta, her losing her 'fire' as an actress because it feels empty. Though I've read that some have said it was one of her best performances, and it is good, I just couldn't love her as I've loved her in other films.