Rhapsody

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Rhapsody

1954

1h 55m

Romance

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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)

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.

May 10, 2022

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

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...

Dec 16, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Tedious soap opera story filled with classical music.

Rated: C

Aug 18, 2004

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The best romance movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Glossy MGM soap opera in Technicolor, is easy on the eyes and features several classical music interludes.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

good high gloss soaper but no douglas sirk

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Average bit of melodrama. Louis Calhern brightens up the scenes he's in.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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ashley h

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Charles Vidor

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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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