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Intermezzo: A Love Story is a american film of genre Drama directed by Gregory Ratoff released in USA on 5 october 1939 with Leslie Howard

Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)

Intermezzo: A Love Story
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Released in USA 5 october 1939
Length 1h10
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy-drama,    Romance
Rating65% 3.298343.298343.298343.298343.29834

Intermezzo (also called Intermezzo: A Love Story) (1939) is a romantic film made in the USA by Selznick International Pictures and nominated for two Academy Awards. It was directed by Gregory Ratoff and produced by David O. Selznick. It is a remake of the Swedish film Intermezzo (1936) and features multiple orchestrations of the Heinz Provost's piece of the same name, which won a contest associated with the original film's production. The screenplay by George O'Neil was based on the screenplay of the original film by Gösta Stevens and Gustaf Molander. The scoring by Lou Forbes was nominated for an Academy Award, and music credit was given to Robert Russell Bennett, Max Steiner, Heinz Provost, and Christian Sinding. The cinematography by Gregg Toland who replaced Harry Stradling was also nominated for an Academy Award.

It stars Leslie Howard as a (married) virtuoso violinist who falls in love with his accompanist, played by Ingrid Bergman in her Hollywood debut.

Synopsis

Holger Brandt, a famous virtuoso violinist, meets Anita Hoffman, his daughter's piano instructor, during a trip home. Impressed by Anita's talent, he invites her to accompany him on his next tour. They begin touring together and a passionate relationship ensues. Holger's wife Margit asks him for a divorce.

Actors

Leslie Howard

(Holger Brandt)Ingrid Bergman

(Anita Hoffman)Edna Best

(Margit Brandt)John Halliday

(Thomas Stenborg)Cecil Kellaway

(Charles Moler)
And :
Ann Todd
Enid Bennett
Ann E. Todd
Ann E. Todd
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