Intermezzo: A Love Story

1939 1h 10m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 47

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A concert violinist becomes charmed with his daughter's talented piano teacher. When he invites her to go on tour with him, they make beautiful music away from the concert hall as well. He soon leaves his wife so the two can go off together.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leslie Howard
Holger Brandt
Ingrid Bergman
Anita Hoffman
Edna Best
Margit Brandt
Ann E. Todd
Ann Marie Brandt
Douglas Scott
Eric Brandt
John Halliday
Thomas Stenborg
Enid Bennett
Greta Stenborg
Cecil Kellaway
Charles Moler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gregory Ratoff
Writers: Gösta Stevens, Gustaf Molander, George O'Neil
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gregory Ratoff, shot by Gregg Toland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Francis D. Lyon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Leslie Howard and Ingrid Bergman and Edna Best carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031491 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gregory Ratoff directs. Gregg Toland behind the camera. Max Steiner scores. Francis D. Lyon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Gregory Ratoff, shot by Gregg Toland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Francis D. Lyon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Leslie Howard and Ingrid Bergman and Edna Best carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0031491 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gregg Toland
Original score: Max Steiner
Editing: Francis D. Lyon
Costume design: Irene
Makeup / hair: Monte Westmore
Runtime: 70 min · 1h 10m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)

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CinemaSerf2022-06-19
★ 6/10
Leslie Howard is just a little too theatrical in his portrayal of "Holger Brandt", an internationally renowned violinist who has a bit of a mid-life crisis as he falls for his beautiful piano accompanist - the truly winsome Ingrid Bergman. He decides to leave his wife and home in Sweden to pursue a life with her and they duly depart on a concert tour... The theme tune from Heinz Provost is up there with "The Glass Mountain" and "the Dream of Olwen" as a memorable, world class piano-led theme and it provides an excellent complement for this stylish and beautifully shot melodrama that has a curiously satisfactory, if largely inevitable, conclusion.

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