Love (1927) is a silent romantic drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Greta Garbo and John Gilbert star as ill-fated lovers in a narrative adapted from Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina. The story centers on the ionate but troubled affair between a married Russian aristocrat and a dashing officer, set against the backdrop of societal expectations and personal tragedy.