Intermezzo (1939)
- Original title
- Intermezzo: A Love Story
- Directed by
- Gregory Ratoff
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rated
- B
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 46 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A married concert violinist falls in love with his accompanist. The two begin a romantic affair that threatens to unravel his family life.
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What happens
Intermezzo (also called Intermezzo A Love Story) is a 1939 American romantic drama remake of the same-titled 1936 Swedish film. It stars Leslie Howard as a married virtuoso violinist who falls in love with his accompanist, played by Ingrid Bergman in her Hollywood debut. Bergman had played the same role in the Swedish original against Gösta Ekman. The film was directed by Gregory Ratoff and produced by David O. Selznick. It features multiple orchestrations of the title piece by Heinz Provost, which won a contest associated with the original film's production. The screenplay by George O'Neil was based on that of the original film by Gosta Stevens and Gustav Molander. Produced by Selznick International Pictures. its filming schedule overlapped that of Gone with the Wind. The film score by Lou Forbes was nominated for an Academy Award, and music credit was given to Robert Russell Bennett, Max Steiner, Heinz Provost and Christian Sinding. It was on a preliminary list of submissions from the studios for Cinematography (Black-and-White) but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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