A Song to Remember

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A Song to Remember

Released Jan 18, 1945

1h 53m

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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

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Rated: B-

Feb 27, 2013

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Dennis Schwartz

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The music is fine, but the story is not.

Rated: C

Jul 12, 2011

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Steve Crum

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The melodrama is pretty forced, but the music is superb.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 8, 2006

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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

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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

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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

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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

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interesting bio-pic of sorts d/k how historically accurate it is though.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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"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

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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

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Charles Vidor

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Prof. Joseph Elsner

Merle Oberon

George Sand

Cornel Wilde

Frédéric Chopin

Stephen Bekassy

Franz Liszt

Nina Foch

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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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