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Paris Waltz
Paris Waltz (1950)
, 1h32
Directed by Marcel Achard
Origin France
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians
Actors Gabriel Gobin, Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Noëlle Norman, Jacques Charon, Léa Gray

Le générique se termine par un dialogue entre le scénariste et Jacques Offenbach en ombres chinoises :
Wherever She Goes
Wherever She Goes (1951)
, 1h20
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films

Eileen Joyce is born on the Tasmanian coast and becomes fascinated with music after hearing a man named Daniel play a mouth organ. When her parents decide to move the family to the Kalgoorlie goldfields Eileen sees a piano and resolves to play it. Her father's mine fails and the family has to live in a tent.
Grand Piano
Grand Piano (2013)
, 1h30
Origin Espagne
Genres Thriller
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Elijah Wood, John Cusack, Tamsin Egerton, Allen Leech, Kerry Bishé, Alex Winter

Tom Selznick was an up-and-coming concert pianist until he developed stage fright while attempting to play a complex piece, "La Cinquette". Five years later, he is slated to reappear in public for a comeback performance in Chicago, dedicated to the memory of his late mentor, pianist and composer Patrick Godureaux. Godureaux posthumously acquired massive media coverage due to the mysterious disappearance of his vast fortune. Selznick's return to the stage is due to the encouragement of his actress-singer wife, Emma.
Man of Music
Man of Music (1952)

Directed by Grigori Alexandrov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Lioubov Orlova, Andrei Popov, Vladimir Saveliev, Georgy Vitsin, Iouri Lioubimov, Rina Zelionaïa

The young composer Mikhail Glinka performs his new work at a soiree at earl Vielgorsky's house. However, the public is accustomed to Western music, and reacts coldly to the creation of the composer. This makes him very sad, but soon he decides to go learn the art of music in Italy.
The Call of Destiny
The Call of Destiny (1953)
, 1h40
Directed by Georges Lacombe
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Enfant musicien
Actors Jean Marais, Jacqueline Porel, Renée Devillers, Georgette Anys, René Brun, Édouard Delmont

Au cours d'une tournée, le jeune chef d'orchestre prodige Roberto Lombardi rencontre son père Lorenzo qu'il n'a jamais connu : celui-ci, pianiste renommé, avait quitté le domicile familial et sombré dans l'alcoolisme. Grâce aux efforts de Roberto et de sa mère, Lorenzo retrouvera sa famille.
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert (1953)
, 1h51
Directed by Walter Kolm-Veltée
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Heinrich Schweiger, Aglaja Schmid, Maria Eis, Rolf Wanka, Erwin Strahl, Senta Wengraf

Franz Schubert works as an assistant teacher in the school led by his father. In his spare time, however, the young man, who considers Ludwig van Beethoven to be his unattainable role model, devotes himself to writing music. As public acceptance is denied to him, his friends lobby at the music publisher Anton Diabelli for a public performance of Schubert's music. During a reception, at which Schubert performs his Ave Maria, he gets to know singer Therese Grob.
Intermezzo: A Love Story
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)
, 1h10
Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman, Edna Best, John Halliday, Cecil Kellaway, Ann Todd

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.
Friedemann Bach
Friedemann Bach (1941)
, 1h42
Directed by Gustaf Gründgens, Ulrich Erfurth
Origin German
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Gustaf Gründgens, Camilla Horn, Eugen Gottlob Klöpfer, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Karl Hellmer, Lotte Koch

During a house concert, the Bach family gets a visit by their son Wilhelm Friedemann, who has just given up his position in Dresden because he no longer could endure the reprisals of his superiors. After he helps his sister Frederike to tell father Johann Sebastian about her
Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good (1941)
, 1h52
Directed by Busby Berkeley, Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Lionel Barrymore, John Carroll, Red Skelton

Eddie Crane, a young composer, is struggling with a tune he has just written. When his girlfriend, Dixie Donegan, provides words almost by accident, the song is published and is a great success.
Eroica
Eroica (1949)
, 1h35
Directed by Walter Kolm-Veltée
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ewald Balser, Marianne Schönauer, Judith Maria Holzmeister, Oskar Werner, Dagny Servaes, Iván Petrovich

An express messenger rides to Vienna and reports at a ball given by Count Lichnowsky that Napoleon Bonaparte is approaching Vienna with his troops. The news spreads like wildfire in the city and also reaches Beethoven, who, together with his friends, is sitting in the tavern. Beethoven is very enthusiastic about the ideals embodied by Napoleon after the French Revolution. He hurries home to write a powerful and glorious symphony - which later becomes famous as Beethoven's "Eroica" - for Napoleon. After the symphony is successful, two messengers from Napoleon come to see Beethoven. They request Beethoven to participate in a reception given by the French emperor. Favouring the glamour, Napoleon has elaborated detailed clothing instructions for Beethoven. Beethoven is disappointed by his idol's superficiality and deletes the dedication to Napoleon from the title page of the symphony.
Melba
Melba (1953)
, 1h52
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Robert Morley, John Justin, John McCallum, Martita Hunt, Sybil Thorndike, Theodore Bikel

Based on the life of Dame Nellie Melba, the film traces the career of Melba (Patrice Munsel) from the time she left Australia, traveling to Paris to receive vocal training, meets a new suitor, and debuts her talent in Brussels. As her success grows, her former suitor from Australia arrives in Monte Carlo, convinces her to marry him, but then finds himself placed in the position of being "Mr. Melba". When he leaves her to return to Australia, Melba remains in Europe to continue singing.