Song of Love (1947 film)
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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Produced by | Clarence Brown |
| Screenplay by | Ivan Tors Irma von Cube Allen Vincent Robert Ardrey |
| Based on | Song of Love, the Life of Robert and Clara Schumann play by Bernard Schubert Mario Silva |
| Starring | Katharine Hepburn Paul Henreid Robert Walker |
| Music by | Robert Schumann Johannes Brahms Franz Liszt |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Edited by | Robert Kern |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time
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119 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,696,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,737,000[1] |
Song of Love (1947) is a biopic starring Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker, and Leo G. Carroll, directed by Clarence Brown and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Hepburn plays Clara Wieck, Henreid plays Robert Schumann, Walker plays Johannes Brahms, and Henry Daniell plays Franz Liszt. The screenplay was co-authored by Ivan Tors, Irma von Cube, Allen Vincent, and Robert Ardrey, based on a play by Bernard Schubert and Mario Silva.
Plot summary
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Fictionalized romance in the 19th century of musicians Clara Wieck Schumann (Katharine Hepburn), Robert Schumann (Paul Henreid) and Johannes Brahms (Robert Walker). Clara takes a break from her thriving career as a concert pianist to devote herself to her struggling composer husband Robert. Unable to cope with disappointment and failure, Robert eventually has a breakdown while conducting a performance. He later dies in an asylum, and Clara devotes the rest of her life to preserving his music and his memory.[2]
Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Clara Wieck Schumann
- Paul Henreid as Robert Schumann
- Robert Walker as Johannes Brahms
- Henry Daniell as Franz Liszt
- Leo G. Carroll as Professor Wieck
- Elsa Janssen as Bertha (as Else Janssen)
- Gigi Perreau as Julie
- 'Tinker' Furlong as Felix
- Ann Carter as Marie
- Janine Perreau as Eugenie
- Jimmy Hunt as Ludwig
- Anthony Sydes as Ferdinand
- Eilene Janssen as Elise
- Roman Bohnen as Dr. Hoffman
- Ludwig Stössel as Haslinger (as Ludwig Stossel)
Notes
Hepburn trained intensively with a pianist so that she could be filmed playing the piano.[3] When Henreid is playing piano, the hands of Ervin Nyíregyházi are seen.[4] The soundtrack for the picture was recorded by Arthur Rubinstein.[3]
Reception
The film earned $1,469,000 in the US and Canada and $1,268,000 elsewhere resulting in a loss of $1,091,000.[1]
Variety listed the film as earned $3.1 million in US rentals.[5]
References
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- ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/song-of-love-v75821
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Bazanna, Kevin (2007). Lost Genius: The Curious and Tragic Story of an Extraordinary Musical Prodigy. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart; New York: Carroll & Graf; Cambridge: Da Capo Press. p. 205.
- ↑ "Top Grossers of 1947", Variety, 7 January 1948 p 63
External links
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- 1940s drama films
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Clarence Brown
- Screenplays by Robert Ardrey
- Films about classical music and musicians
- Films about composers
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- Films set in Germany
- Robert Schumann
- American biographical films
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