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Intermezzo

Original title: Intermezzo: A Love Story
  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.2K
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Ingrid Bergman and Leslie Howard in Intermezzo (1939)
A violinist's piano accompanist retires. He hears his daughter's piano teacher/Ingrid Bergman play and asks her to play on his next int'l tour. They fall in love.
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A violinist's piano accompanist retires. He hears his daughter's piano teacher (Ingrid Bergman) play, asks her to play on his next international tour, and they fall in love.A violinist's piano accompanist retires. He hears his daughter's piano teacher (Ingrid Bergman) play, asks her to play on his next international tour, and they fall in love.A violinist's piano accompanist retires. He hears his daughter's piano teacher (Ingrid Bergman) play, asks her to play on his next international tour, and they fall in love.

  • Director
    • Gregory Ratoff
  • Writers
    • George O'Neil
    • Gösta Stevens
    • Gustaf Molander
  • Stars
    • Ingrid Bergman
    • Leslie Howard
    • Edna Best
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gregory Ratoff
    • Writers
      • George O'Neil
      • Gösta Stevens
      • Gustaf Molander
    • Stars
      • Ingrid Bergman
      • Leslie Howard
      • Edna Best
    • 47User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast32

    Ingrid Bergman
    Ingrid Bergman
    • Anita Hoffman
    Leslie Howard
    Leslie Howard
    • Holger Brandt
    Edna Best
    Edna Best
    • Margit Brandt - His Wife
    Ann E. Todd
    Ann E. Todd
    • Ann Marie Brandt - Their Daughter
    • (as Ann Todd)
    Douglas Scott
    Douglas Scott
    • Eric Brandt - Their Son
    John Halliday
    John Halliday
    • Thomas Stenborg
    Enid Bennett
    Enid Bennett
    • Greta Stenborg - His Wife
    Cecil Kellaway
    Cecil Kellaway
    • Charles Moler
    Eleanor Wesselhoeft
    • Emma
    Maria Flynn
    • Marianne
    Mary Ann Breckell
      Billy Connelly
        Richard Court
          Marvin Davis
            Dolores Dean
              Dawn Dodd
              • Schoolgirl
              • (uncredited)
              Dee Dodd
              • Schoolboy
              • (uncredited)
              Robert Ferrero
                • Director
                  • Gregory Ratoff
                • Writers
                  • George O'Neil
                  • Gösta Stevens
                  • Gustaf Molander
                • All cast & crew
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                User reviews47

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                • Trivia
                  After Producer David O. Selznick fired Cinematographer Harry Stradling Sr. and hired Gregg Toland to take over the photography of this, the remake of Intermezzo (1936), he asked Toland how it was possible that Ingrid Bergman looked so beautiful in the original European production and so ghastly in his Hollywood version. Toland replied, "In Sweden they don't make her wear all that makeup." Selznick immediately ordered retakes with the natural look which so dazzled the world a year later when he loaned her out to Warner Bros. for Casablanca (1942).
                • Goofs
                  (at around 32 mins) When Holger and Anita are standing outside the shop and looking at the "curious clock", their faces can be seen reflected in the shop window. As they continue their parting conversation, Anita's mouth movement suddenly mismatches what she can be heard saying. This is followed by a mixture of audible dialogue and interspersed mouth movements from both characters that produce no sound.
                • Quotes
                  • Charles Moler: [cutting into Ann Marie's birthday cake] You know what? Not so long ago your daddy and I went to a birthday party in China.
                  • Ann Marie Brandt: In *China*?
                  • Charles Moler: [thinking about the pronunciation] Uh-huh. At a Mandarin's house. His name was Chou Ching Chang Chip Chop.
                  • Ann Marie Brandt: Did you have ice cream and cake?
                  • Charles Moler: Oooh, no, indeed. We had swallows' nests, umm, roasted silkworms, snake soup and, uh... cricket eggs!
                  • Ann Marie Brandt: Oh! You didn't eat *that*...?
                  • Charles Moler: Oh, we had to take a double helping of everything, or the Mandarin would've murdered us.
                  • Ann Marie Brandt: Oh, well, Uncle Charles, nobody will murder you here!
                • Crazy credits
                  And introducing Ingrid Bergman.
                • Alternate versions
                  A re-release uses the title "Intermezzo" and lists the copyright owner as "Vanguard Films, Inc.", which was Selznick's company name in the 1940s. Ingrid Bergman is billed first in the opening credits, which also are more elaborate than the original release. The end cast credits, however, are identical.
                • Connections
                  Featured in Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969)
                • Soundtracks
                  Intermezzo
                  (1936) (uncredited)
                  Music by Heinz Provost
                  Played at the concert by Leslie Howard on violin and John Halliday on piano
                  Played by Howard and Ann E. Todd on piano at their home
                  Played by Howard and Ingrid Bergman on piano at a concert
                  Played on a zither by Howard
                  Used as background music often

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                Details

                • Release date
                  • February 28, 1940 (Argentina)
                • Country of origin
                  • United States
                • Languages
                  • English
                  • French
                • Also known as
                  • Intermeco
                • Filming locations
                  • Monterey, California, USA
                • Production company
                  • Selznick International Pictures
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                Box office

                • Budget
                  • $800,000 (estimated)
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                Tech specs

                • Runtime
                  • 1h 10m(70 min)
                • Color
                  • Black and White
                • Aspect ratio
                  • 1.33 : 1

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