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Every Sunday *** (1936, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Jack Lindquist) – Classic Movie Review 7932

Director Felix E Feist’s 1936 movie history-making MGM short film Every Sunday features the first notable screen appearances of both upcoming teenage stars Judy Garland (aged 14) and Deanna Durbin (aged 15), who makes her […]

Dec, 22

Orchestra Rehearsal [Prova d’orchestra] *** (1978, Balduin Baas, Clara Colosimo, Elizabeth Labi) – Classic Movie Review 7376

Federico Fellini’s intriguing, teasing and provocative 1978 Italian satirical film Orchestra Rehearsal [Prova d’orchestra] follows the story of an Italian orchestra as the members assemble for a rehearsal in a run-down auditorium converted from an ancient chapel now […]

Jul, 30

People Will Talk **** (1951, Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Hume Cronyn, Walter Slezak, Finlay Currie, Sidney Blackmer) – Classic Movie Review 6891

Cary Grant stars in the 1951 romantic comedy drama People Will Talk as a crusading doctor (Dr Noah Praetorius) battling a jealous anatomist Professor Elwell (Hume Cronyn) and falling in love with young intern Deborah […]

Apr, 06

Tous les Matins du Monde [All the Mornings of the World] ***** (1991, Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Guillaume Dépardieu, Anne Brochet, Carole Richert, Michel Bouquet, Caroline Sihol, Myriam Boyer, Jean-Claude Dreyfus) – Classic Movie Review 4157

Co-writer/ director Alain Corneau’s magical, gorgeous-looking, and utterly haunting 1991 French film is the tale of 17th-century love, betrayal and music (superbly arranged and played by Jordi Savall), with Depardieu père et fils – Gérard […]

Aug, 11

Break of Hearts ** (1935, Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer, John Beal, Jean Hersholt) – Classic Movie Review 3,938

RKO’s 1935 romantic drama film Break of Hearts is a sudsy, soapy affair, in which budding music composer Constance (Katharine Hepburn) gets into a lather after falling for famed orchestra conductor Franz Roberti (Charles Boyer).  […]

Jun, 27

Youth **** (2015, Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda) – Movie Review

It’s the 82-year-old Michael Caine’s best role and best piece of serious acting in years, triumphing over risky and weirdly eccentric casting against type as retired classical composer and orchestra conductor Fred Ballinger. He is enjoying a Swiss […]

Dec, 21

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