A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember is a 1945 Columbia Pictures Technicolor biographical film which tells a fictionalised life story of Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin. Directed by Charles Vidor and starring Paul Muni, Merle Oberon and Cornel Wilde.
Plot
Chopin, played by Cornel Wilde, is first presented to the audience as a child prodigy playing a piece by Mozart. He suddenly starts to bang on the piano keys when he notices out the window that Polish people are being taken prisoners by the Russian authorities. Years later, Chopin takes part in secret meetings to work on saving Poland with his young friends. Director Vidor depicts patriotism as a major motive for Chopin playing the piano. Despite his family's apprehension, Chopin is egged on in his clandestine political activities by his devoted piano teacher, Professor Elsner.
More details
| author | Sidney Buchman |
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| contentLocation | Poland |
| director | Charles Vidor |
| editor | Charles Nelson |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | child prodigy concert pianist deathbed end franz liszt george sand mozart namiestnik of the kingdom of poland old friend patriotism polish nationalism polish people russian governor of poland russian police to remember wolfgang amadeus mozart young woman |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing Academy Award for Best Story |
| producer | B. F. Zeidman |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | biographical musical |