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      A Song to Remember

      Released Jan 18, 1945 1h 53m Biography List
      Reviews 53% 250+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 28 Buy Now

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: B- Feb 27, 2013 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The music is fine, but the story is not. Rated: C Jul 12, 2011 Full Review Steve Crum Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers The melodrama is pretty forced, but the music is superb. Rated: 4/5 Jun 8, 2006 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Indefensible as either art or history, Charles Vidor's Chopin biopic is the absolute textbook definition of kitsch. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 1, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      steve d You may forget the film exists while it is still in the player. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/20 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member interesting bio-pic of sorts d/k how historically accurate it is though. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member "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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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
      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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