Intermezzo details
| Formats: | PG DVD, LOVEFiLM Instant |
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| Starring: | Basil Rathbone, John Halliday, Ingrid Bergman, Marlene Dietrich, Edna Best, Charles Boyer, Leslie Howard |
| Director: | Gregory Ratoff |
| Genres: | Drama - General, Romantic, Romance |
| Studio: | FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Collections: | Classics Catch-up |
| Title | Runtime | Certificate | |
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Intermezzo |
1hr 7 mins | PG |
LOVEFiLM Instant Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 7 minutes |
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| Rental release: | To be confirmed |
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Sweet music from Bergman and Howard
By BARRIE MACHIN from Reading England , 07 Jan 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
Ingrid Bergman was cast opposite almost all of Hollywood's leading men during her career and 'Intermezzo' (also the title of the enchanting and haunting theme music throughout the film) is the only film in which she was cast opposite Leslie Howard.
The story is the eternal triangle of 'wife and home' versus the enchantress at the office - or in this case a famous violinist's (Howard) piano playing accompanyist (Bergman) when on tour.They obviously make lovely music together (in more ways than one) but Howard gets pangs of conscience about his loyal wife and family back at home whilst he is away on his whistle stop tour of the capitals of Europe ,despite the manifest attractions of his pianist! He returns home only to witness his little daughter being knocked by a motor car - which plucks at the heart strings even more.
Does he go back to wife and home or does he stick to fiddling with Ingrid Bergamn's affections?
I'll not spoil the ending for you but this beautifully crafted piece is an overlooked classic and well worth reserving now!
The haunting 'Intermezzo' (dubbed by Yehudi Menhuin I learned) is worth the rent on it's own! Enjoy!- Was this review helpful to you?
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(7)The Complexities of Love
By RobJr (3 reviews) , 26 Dec 2012Pure classic storyline where infatuated love battles with the love of family. Which one wins? You'll have to see this short film to find out! Ingrid Bergman simply beautiful.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Worth it for Bergman alone.
By a customer , 19 Jun 2011I remember seeing this years ago when it was reissued. For me it is made by the luminescence of Ingrid Bergman, that smile is something to behold. And Lesley Howard had the glamour and sensitivity to make it convincing. I found their playing of the piano and violin very realistic. I can imagine it was very daring when first released but now, of course, seems very tame. I got very weary of hearing the incessant theme plugged all the time and the over cute daughter. It doesn't wear well with time. But for a view of the very young Bergman it is worth watching- Was this review helpful to you?
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Intermezzo
By RoseKnight (6 reviews) from Canterbury , 30 Jun 2009This is a film I saw as a teenager, and moved me to tears. I fell in love with Leslie Howard and identified with Ingrid Bergman.
Seeing it again I still think its a great film with great music and great direction, not oversentimental.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Run of the mill love story
By JSG (1 review) from Stockport , 12 Feb 2009THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Musical interlude
By Cato (705 reviews) from Lydbury North , 02 Aug 2005I can see why this film was so popular in its day (1939), i.e. it's a tale of illicit love with plenty of extremely schmalzy music, played incidentally by Yasha Heifitz with Leslie Howard dubbing. The thing that makes it so exciting is the introduction of Ingrid Bergman onto the Hollywood screen as the young pianist whom the rather middle aged Howard falls for. This actress was a divine mixture of brains and beauty, and film goers must have loved her from the start. The film itself is mercifully short but is shot well and holds dramatic tension for the most part. One of Leslie Howard's last films before he was shot down in the war.- Was this review helpful to you?
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