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A Song to Remember

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Polish patriot and composer Frédéric Chopin (Cornel Wilde) is one of the 19th century's most famous musicians, whose love of country and devotion to his legendary music are threatened by his passionate affair with novelist George Sand (Merle Oberon) and his rivalry with mentor Josef Elsner (Paul Muni). Despite his failing health and Poland's subjugation by the Russians, Chopin continues playing, deciding to give one last rousing concert tour across Europe that could cost him his life.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 02/27/2013
B-
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/12/2011
C
The music is fine, but the story is not. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers 06/08/2006
4/5
The melodrama is pretty forced, but the music is superb. Go to Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 09/01/2005
3.5/5
Indefensible as either art or history, Charles Vidor's Chopin biopic is the absolute textbook definition of kitsch. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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steve d 07/22/2020 You may forget the film exists while it is still in the player. See more 01/22/2020 Very dated, historically inaccurate, hard to sit through now. I guess so many actors were in service by the end of WWII that it was hard to drum up 5 quality performances for Oscar. Aside from being a new heart throb, there is no reason Cornel Wilde deserved a nomination for his secondary role and merely OK performance. Nice music though. See more 05/14/2016 Mixed feelings. I love the story of genius (Chopin) and especially the involvement of a second genius (Lizst). There is some wonderful music (although some Chopin, I must admit, I find forced). On the other hand it has the typical problem of old movies: weak acting, conspicuous dramatic devices. As interesting and inspiring as the story would be if there was truth to it, it is apparently all fiction - and I could feel that while watching. Slight thumbs down overall. 4.8 out of 10 See more 11/13/2015 interesting bio-pic of sorts d/k how historically accurate it is though. See more 09/09/2014 "A Song to Remember" is supposed to be the life of Chopin but in fact, very little in it is historically accurate. It's still a beautiful, emotional, and sumptuous movie, filled with the heavenly music of Chopin. See more 03/31/2014 Muni made an art out of trying to play everyone. In some cases he pulls it off. In this case he does a disservice to Chopin's mentor and ultimately Chopin himself with a tepid performance. See more Read all reviews
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Charles Vidor

Director

Paul Muni

Prof. Joseph Elsner

Merle Oberon

George Sand

Cornel Wilde

Frédéric Chopin

Stephen Bekassy

Franz Liszt

Nina Foch

Constantia
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Synopsis Polish patriot and composer Frédéric Chopin (Cornel Wilde) is one of the 19th century's most famous musicians, whose love of country and devotion to his legendary music are threatened by his passionate affair with novelist George Sand (Merle Oberon) and his rivalry with mentor Josef Elsner (Paul Muni). Despite his failing health and Poland's subjugation by the Russians, Chopin continues playing, deciding to give one last rousing concert tour across Europe that could cost him his life.
Director
Charles Vidor
Producer
Louis F. Edelman
Screenwriter
Sidney Buchman
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 18, 1945, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 2, 2013
Runtime
1h 53m
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