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The Story of Three Loves (1953)

Approved | | Drama, Fantasy, Music | 26 March 1953 (USA)
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An anthology film consisting of three very different stories about love set in Europe and told in flashback.

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Complete credited cast:
... Nina Burkhardt (segment "Equilibrium")
... Mrs. Hazel Pennicott (segment "Mademoiselle")
... Mademoiselle (segment "Mademoiselle")
... Pierre Narval (segment "Equilibrium")
... Thomas Clayton Campbell Jr. (segment "Mademoiselle")
... Charles Coutray (segment "The Jealous Lover")
... Paula Woodward (segment "The Jealous Lover")
... Aunt Lydia (segment "The Jealous Lover")
... Tommy: aged 11 (segment "Mademoiselle")
... Flirt at Bar (segment "Mademoiselle")
... Marcel (segment "Equilibrium")
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
... Saleswoman (segment "Mademoiselle") (scenes deleted)
... Ship's Officer (segment "Equilibrium") (scenes deleted)
... Ship's Officer (segment "Equilibrium") (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Three loosely connected love stories. The first story: Paula is a talented dancer who cannot truly live unless she dances. But has a heart condition, which means she cannot live if she does. The second story: Tommy despises his French tutor, and hates being a child. He wants to be an adult so he can do what he wants. He gets his wish, being transformed into a handsome young man for one evening, and learns about whole new side of his French tutor. Third story: Pierre Narval is trapeze artist who gave it up when his partner died doing a dangerous stunt at his bidding. He rescues Nina, a beautiful young woman, after she throws herself into the Seine, and convinces her to become his new aerial partner. Her husband had been killed by the Nazis during the war, and she blames herself. They fall in love, which is tested when Nina must perform the stunt which killed Pierre's former partner. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>

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trapeze artist | governess | ballerina | men in tights | aunt niece relationship | See All (31) »

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Dangerous Love. Jealous Love. Forbidden Love.

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Drama | Fantasy | Music | Romance

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Also Known As:

Histoire de trois amours  »

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Trivia

MGM gave composer Miklós Rózsa only a week's notice to come up with a ballet for Moira Shearer. The composer said the assignment was beyond his range under the circumstances and was asked to provide an alternate piece. He selected Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini." See more »

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Nina Burkhardt: You were going to tell me what you wanted.
Pierre Narval: Up to a few years ago I was an aerialist. You know, a trapeze artist. They said I was the best - better than the best. But I was unlucky. They said I took risks, but if you don't want to take risks, you can crawl along the ground, can't you, like a fly with its wings off? Up there on the bar you got to do something... something that nobody else can do, eh?
Nina Burkhardt: I suppose so.
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Soundtracks

Sobre las Olas
("Over the Waves") (uncredited)
Originally composed by Juventino Rosas (1888) (as Juventino P. Rosas )
Adapted as "The Loveliest Night of the Year" in 1950 by Irving Aaronson
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Instrumental version heard under trapeze sequences
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Mystery Solved!
21 July 2004 | by – See all my reviews

I was a college sophomore in 1953 when Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" was near the top of the charts. (Yes, believe it or not, there was a time when good music was popular!) At the time, I knew it was featured in a movie, and I probably knew the title, but I never saw it. Over the years I forgot the movie title, but "Rhapsody" was always a favorite. Occasionally I puzzled over the movie that popularized it, but I couldn't remember what it was. This morning I discovered "The Story of Three Loves" (1953) on Turner Classic Movies, and there was Moira Shearer dancing to Rachmaninoff. I didn't have time to see the movie when it was new, but at least I solved the mystery for myself, and this time I won't forget. I thought the whole thing was charming. Speaking of shades of the future, in the first scene of the aerialist segment, "Equilibrium," Pier Angeli attempted suicide but was saved by Kirk Douglas. In real life, she succeeded in killing herself with a phenobarbital overdose in 1971.
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