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Rhapsody

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Louise Durant (Elizabeth Taylor), a beautiful heiress living in France, travels to Zurich to be with her boyfriend, Paul Bronte (Vittorio Gassman), a talented young violinist who is finishing his final year at a music conservatory. But when she arrives, she finds Paul is too focused on his career to be in a serious relationship, and is courted by James Guest (John Ericson), an American pianist. Torn between the two men, Louise is forced to make a difficult decision.
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Francois Truffaut Arts (France) 05/10/2022
The dullness of Rhapsody leads one to think that Charles Vidor only gave his signature to the pleasant movie Gilda, with cameraman Rudy Mate probably being the real auteur. Go to Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 12/16/2019
Well-played, well-reproduced Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff concert favorites are sound-track assets in a plushy romantic soap opera, much of it quite tedious to my taste... Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/18/2004
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Tedious soap opera story filled with classical music. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Thomas M @TMProofreader 02/02/2019 The best romance movie ever made! See more 04/07/2017 Glossy MGM soap opera in Technicolor, is easy on the eyes and features several classical music interludes. See more 03/20/2012 good high gloss soaper but no douglas sirk See more 09/03/2011 You will LOVE this movie if you like classical music but if you dont then dont bother because you will probably get bored through the musical scenes. I however LOVED it =D See more 12/31/2010 Average bit of melodrama. Louis Calhern brightens up the scenes he's in. See more Ashley H @ashleyhobgood87 12/15/2009 I think this was a good film. While others have complained that the story is mediocre, I found Elizabeth Taylor's subtle eye movements and facial expressions intriguing, and the story changed enough that it kept me wondering what was going to happen next. Vittorio Gassman and John Ericson played their instruments so lifelike you almost thought they were playing them. Louis Calhern provided a sophisticated performance as her distanced dad. In fact, I thought that the music was not as exceptional as the acting, although the selections were chosen to show off the virtuosity of the performers rather than for their beautiful melodies. The actors were impressive in their roles and should have received more awards than they did for their consummate collaboration. See more Read all reviews
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Charles Vidor

Director

Elizabeth Taylor

Louise Durant

Vittorio Gassman

Paul Bronte

John Ericson

James Guest

Louis Calhern

Nicholas Durant

Michael Chekhov

Prof. Schuman
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Synopsis Louise Durant (Elizabeth Taylor), a beautiful heiress living in France, travels to Zurich to be with her boyfriend, Paul Bronte (Vittorio Gassman), a talented young violinist who is finishing his final year at a music conservatory. But when she arrives, she finds Paul is too focused on his career to be in a serious relationship, and is courted by James Guest (John Ericson), an American pianist. Torn between the two men, Louise is forced to make a difficult decision.
Director
Charles Vidor
Producer
Lawrence Weingarten
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 55m
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