A Song to Remember

Polonaise (OT: A Song to Remember ) is an American feature film that is a fictional account of the relationship between Frédéric Chopin and George Sand in the center of the action. The film stars Cornel Wilde, Merle Oberon and Paul Muni, directed by Charles Vidor. The film was also dubbed as a triumph of the heart.

Action

The well-known music teacher Professor Joseph Elsner managed to make his pupil, the young Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, the chance gets to give a concert in Paris. Lack of money, the Chopin family can not afford the trip and pass another eleven years before Frédéric makes the leap to France and to fame and recognition. By Franz Liszt Chopin is familiar with the writer George Sand. Both fall in love. The fragile health of the composer led George Sand, to organize a longer stay in Mallorca. The mild climate does Chopin good and he composed some of his finest pieces on the island. After returning to France, it is a dispute between Professor Elsner and George Sand on the further life of Chopin. Elsner is of the opinion a genius like Chopin have to serve the world and should not be bound into a single people. Chopin can convince and together with Elsner he goes on a concert tour through Europe. His ailing health calls at the end of her tribute and Frédéric Chopin collapses and dies on his piano while he is working on a composition.

Background

Biographical films about famous personalities from politics, culture and research, and about royalty had become increasingly popular since the advent of the talkies. But must give resistance of the society recognition, in the end always succeed - A main feature was the portrayal of the title character of the conflict, their achievements / inventions, ideas or innovations only towards the - mostly bitter. The description of the individual is simultaneously extracted represented as fateful determination of the overall historical context and his letztlicher victory over unreason.

" The biopic focuses on fates of individuals and hides the historical and social relationships. The representation of individual, well-defined episodes about formative experiences, temporary trials and the eventual triumph of the individual to reinforce the impression that their own personality and their own determination are congruent. "

The plans for the film adaptation of the life of Frédéric Chopin went back to mid- 1938. Frank Capra wrote a screenplay and Marlene Dietrich was as George Sand in conversation. However, it took until 1944 before the project actually went to the reaction. The studio decided to shoot the film in Technicolor and committed to the hitherto largely unknown Cornel Wilde for the title role. The cast of Chopin, disease-ridden and rather feeble constitution, with the athletic Wilde was shown by not a few critics as certain contradiction. During the filming of the movie had, among other things, the working title The Song That Lived Forever, At Night We Dream, Chopin and Forever and Ever before the final choice on A Song to Remember fell. The piano pieces, which were interpreted Cornel Wilde, played by Jose Iturbi.

1946 Frank Capra successfully sued the studio to share in profits. Capra was able to prove that he had been instrumental in the development of the project.

On the one used as a template script by Ernst Marischka Abschiedswalzer fell back from the year 1934 with the film.

Awards

The film went with six nominations at the 1946 Academy Awards, but won none of the prices:

  • Best Actor: Cornel Wilde
  • Best Original Story: Ernst Marischka
  • Best Cinematography ( color film ): Tony Gaudio, Allen M. Davey
  • Best Sound: John P. Livadary
  • Best Film Editing: Charles Nelson
  • Best Score ( Drama / Comedy ): Miklós Rózsa, Morris Stoloff
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