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Song to Remember, a | 
 enlarge | Director: Charles Vidor
Actors: Al Luttringer, George Coulouris, Michael Visaroff, Fern Emmett, Fay Helm
Studio: Columbia/Tristar Vid
Category: Video
List Price: CDN$ 19.95
Buy New: CDN$ 14.98
You Save: CDN$ 4.97 (25%)
New (1) Used (1) Collectible (2) from CDN$ 4.82
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 376
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 630242500X
UPC: 043396605466
EAN: 9786302425000
Theatrical Release Date: January 18, 1945
Release Date: January 23, 1996
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: ----L@@K---THIS LISTING IS FOR DVD FORMAT NOT VHS/ HK IMPORTS/ Has the end but not the credit after the movie ends/ ALL REGIONS/ ENGLISH AUDIO/ CHINESE REMOVABLE SUBTITLES/ TAX INCLUDED/ DUTY FREE/ SHIPS FROM CANADA WITHIN 2 DAYS
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The short life and passionate music of romantic composer Frederic Chopin provide the foundations for this 1945 drama, which proved influential in its gaudy, undeniably watchable formula of historical exaggeration and shrewdly simplified motives for its principals. In an Oscar-nominated performance, Cornel Wilde presents the Polish native as a passionate nationalist driven by his love of his native country and his hatred of its czarist regime, a thematic focus that can be forgiven in light of the political backdrop at the time of the production. Already a prodigy in his native land, where he's mentored by a shamelessly scenery-chewing Paul Muni as Professor Elsner, Chopin flees to Paris where his flashing eyes, dark nimbus of curls, and florid technique earn him stardom, while his involvement with the writer George Sand (a beautiful Merle Oberon, even when draped in then-provocatively masculine garb) introduces a romantic crescendo. Still, the tortured pianist-composer pines for his homeland, frets about its political fate, and begins to wither under the rigors of his new career as ur-superstar; in a typically over-the-top but riveting image, we see drops of blood spatter across the keyboard as he thunders through a recital, gallantly ignoring his failing health to spread his music and, by extension, awareness of Poland's fate. Numerous subsequent musical dramas (including two more Song-titled biographies from the same studio) would ply a similar mix of grand gestures and larger-than-life emotions, yet the most interesting comparison to be made is with 1991's Impromptu, a more acerbic spin through the Sand/Chopin affair (and the Parisian demimonde including Alfred DeMusset, Franz Liszt, and Eugene Delacroix) directed by frequent Stephen Sondheim collaborator James Lapine. --Sam Sutherland
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 average movie watcher February 27, 2006
Hello to all. Yes I have this movie, I ordered it through Amazon too. I saw this movie too back in 1946 and as a young lad I was taking piano lessons too. I love the piano and still dabble when ever I get a chance to play. I truly enjoyed the movie and watch it now and then. Cornell Wilde did a superb job of portraying Chopin. I understand the part of Merle Oberon playing Goerge Sand was an actual character, who was a ghost writer in that period of time. It seems that women didn't get the recognition they deserved, so she had to make an appearance in public dressing as a man. I wonder what ever happened to the actor that played Franz List. The other actor George Colouris has played in a lot of movies and he has had a long career. All in all this is a must have movie, if you enjoy the music of Chopin. It would be nice if they put it on DVD.
A SONG THAT I'LL CERTAINLY ALWAYS REMEMBER September 19, 2004
Janis Alban Jones (OTTAWA, Ontario Canada)
A few days ago, thanks to Amazon and a kind gentleman named Ernest who had one to sell, I FINALLY became the proud owner of A Song to Remember on VHS - a little more than 56 years after I saw the actual movie. They say if something's good enough to want, it's good enough to wait for, and this is certainly true where this sublime movie and most treasured memory of my childhood is concerned. In 1946, at the age of 9, my well meaning parents (back home in Wales, U.K.) took me to see this movie, without telling me that their main reason was 'the hope that it would encourage me to put more effort in to my piano lessons'. To their dismay, they soon discovered that, in that respect, they had failed miserably because - after seeing this movie and being introduced to the life and beautiful music of Frederic Chopin, through the incredible combination of Cornel Wilde's good looks (and excellent acting) and the superb performance of the music itself by Jose Iturbi, I promptly came to the conclusion that if I couldn't play that well, then I didn't want to play at all. Not long afterwards, my long suffering piano teacher was relieved (in every sense of the word) of her duties. But from the moment I sat enraptured through that movie, I fell in love with Chopin and his music and made the vow that 'when I grow up, I'm going to go to Poland and listen to a Chopin recital in the country where it all began'. More than forty years later (and having moved to Canada in the meantime) I achieved that ambition and what a joy it was to hear this wonderful music played by a leading exponent of Chopin's music from the Warsaw Conservatory. My other ambition was to somehow 'acquire' this memorable movie for myself. But I found that to be easier said than done, as all my enquiries came up with an 'out of print' response. Then just over a week ago, I saw that Amazon did indeed have one for sale - 'used'. I knew it was a risk to fork out money for a product that I couldn't even be sure was in great condition. But I wanted this movie so much, that I 'boughtit' immediately, before anyone else could pounce on it. My movie arrived a few days later, just in time for it to be 'a special birthday gift to myself'. Today was my birthday and one of the biggest treats of my day was to curl up in comfort and watch A Song to Remember in my own home at long last. Oh what memories watching it brought back, and what joy is gave me to finally have this wonderful movie in my possession to play and watch for ever more. I am also happy to say that this 'used' tape turned out to be in superb condition, with its picture and sound as good as new. This is one happy movie owner and my thanks to Amazon and Ernest for finally making it possible for me to fulfil a lifelong dream. It means more to me than you would ever imagine! A Song to Remember made it a Birthday to Remember too!!
Magnificent music and drama May 25, 2004
Alma (West Sayville, NY)
Saw this film when I was a young gal. My friends and I gathered around the popcorn this past week and watched it-enthralled by the amazing finger placement by Cornell Wilde. So believable!
The composers during the Romantic period were God's gift to us, and their music will live on in our hearts.If you haven't seen this one, don't miss it.
The Majesty of the Music October 12, 2003
Kathleen (Flushing, New York USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My sister and I were talking about music and got around to dicussing Chopin's Grand Polonaise. It is, beyond all others that I've heard and loved in my life, my favorite piece of music. My sister feels the same and remarked that she was surprised she did not have a copy of it. I mentioned that I have different renditions but not one that I'm 100% satisfied with. This movie came to mind and I said I would kill to hear it again as played in "A Song to Remember," which she instantly remembered and rhapsodised over. We agreed that there was no rendition of the Polonaise more sublime than the one in this movie. We were little girls then, are in our early 60's now, but never forgot this movie, Cornel Wilde or Chopin's Polonaise. Critics can say what they like about the unimportant inaccuracies of this old film, but it's burned into the emotional memory of those of us who saw and loved it in our childhoods. I'm putting in an order for my copy right now. You won't regret it if you put in yours.
The Best Classical Musical February 15, 2003
Roman Dicaire (Minneapolis, MN United States)
Although some liberties may have been taken with the actual life story of Frederic Chopin, the story is appealing. The optimum amount of music is interspersed with the story so that there is enough music, but not too much. Chopin is perhaps the finest composer of piano music ever and the majesty of his music lifts this movie to the heights of musical entertainment. I loved it when I was ten years old and I love it today at the age of 72. It is a wonderful inspirational movie and I personally wish it could be remade with today's technology.
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