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Rhapsody

  • 19541954
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  • 1h 55m
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6.2/10
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Rhapsody (1954)
Spoiled heiress Louise Durant (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) decides to leave the comfort of her father's estate in southern France to study piano at the Music Conservatory in Zurich, despite knowing that she does not have the talent nor desire to be a professional pianist.
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Spoiled heiress Louise Durant (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) decides to leave the comfort of her father's estate in southern France to study piano at the Music Conservatory in Zurich, despite knowi... Read allSpoiled heiress Louise Durant (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) decides to leave the comfort of her father's estate in southern France to study piano at the Music Conservatory in Zurich, despite knowing that she does not have the talent nor desire to be a professional pianist. She is going... Read allSpoiled heiress Louise Durant (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) decides to leave the comfort of her father's estate in southern France to study piano at the Music Conservatory in Zurich, despite knowing that she does not have the talent nor desire to be a professional pianist. She is going there to follow her new boyfriend, violinist Paul Bronte (Vittorio Gassman), who is compl... Read all
IMDb RATING
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1.1K
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    • Charles Vidor
  • Writers
    • Ruth Goetz(adaptation)
    • Augustus Goetz(adaptation)
    • Fay Kanin
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Vittorio Gassman
    • John Ericson
    • Charles Vidor
  • Writers
    • Ruth Goetz(adaptation)
    • Augustus Goetz(adaptation)
    • Fay Kanin
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Vittorio Gassman
    • John Ericson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Louise Durant
    Vittorio Gassman
    Vittorio Gassman
    • Paul Bronte
    John Ericson
    John Ericson
    • James Guest
    Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern
    • Nicholas Durant
    Michael Chekhov
    Michael Chekhov
    • Professor Schuman
    Barbara Bates
    Barbara Bates
    • Effie Cahill
    Richard Hageman
    • Bruno Fürst
    Richard Lupino
    • Otto Krafft
    Celia Lovsky
    Celia Lovsky
    • Frau Sigerlist
    Stuart Whitman
    Stuart Whitman
    • Dove
    Madge Blake
    Madge Blake
    • Mrs. Cahill
    Jack Raine
    Jack Raine
    • Edmund Streller
    Birgit Nielsen
    • Madeleine
    Jacqueline Duval
    • Yvonne
    Norma Nevens
    • Student Pianist
    Frank Arnold
    • News Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Max Barwyn
    Max Barwyn
    • Patron
    • (uncredited)
    George Calliga
    George Calliga
    • Passerby on Street
    • (uncredited)
      • Charles Vidor
    • Writers
      • Ruth Goetz(adaptation)
      • Augustus Goetz(adaptation)
      • Fay Kanin
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    • Trivia
      Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 top 100 America's Greatest Love Stories movies.
    • Goofs
      Earlier in the film, Louise receives a telegram from her father, which is addressed to her at "62 Riflestrasse". Later in the film, when James enters her apartment building, the number is clearly seen to be "37".
    • Connections
      Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Michael Chekhov
    • Soundtracks
      Concerto In D Major For Violin And Orchestra
      Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    User reviews34

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    6/10
    Tedious but an interesting period piece
    Yes, Rapshody is somewhat tedious and quite melodramatic, but let me mention the positive offsets:

    1. The dazzlingly beautiful, voluptuous Elizabeth Taylor.

    2. Adult themes, and must have been considered quite risqué at the time.

    3. Emotionally charged classical music.

    4. Generally quite well acted.

    5. Good direction, cinematography, settings, and costumes.

    Whether or not the positive offsets overcome the somewhat tedious, melodramatic plot depends on one's tolerance for melodrama and how strongly one values the various offsets.
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    • Sep 19, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 16, 1954 (United States)
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      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Florhofgasse, Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 55 minutes

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