The Story of Three Loves
The Story of Three Loves (also known as Equilibrium) is a 1953 American Technicolor romantic anthology film made by MGM. It consists of three stories, "The Jealous Lover", "Mademoiselle", and "Equilibrium". The film was produced by Sidney Franklin. "Mademoiselle" was directed by Vincente Minnelli, while Gottfried Reinhardt directed the other two segments. The screenplays were written by John Collier ("The Jealous Lover", "Equilibrium"), ("Equilibrium", "Mademoiselle"), and George Froeschel ("Equilibrium", "Mademoiselle").
Plot
On an ocean liner, a passenger recognizes famed ballet creator Charles Coudray (James Mason), and asks him politely why one of his works has never been performed since its debut. When Coudray remains silent, the fan leaves him alone with his thoughts, leading to a flashback.
Cast
- Agnes Moorehead
- Alberto Morin
- André Siméon
- Argentina Brunetti
- Bess Flowers
- Ellen Corby
- Ethel Barrymore
- Farley Granger
- Florence Wix
- Frank Wilcox
- Franklyn Farnum
- Harold Miller
- James Mason
- John Lupton
- Kaaren Verne
- Kirk Douglas
- Leslie Caron
- Moira Shearer
- Paula Raymond
- Peter Brocco
- Pier Angeli
- Richard Anderson
- Ricky Nelson
- Steven Geray
- Zsa Zsa Gabor
More details
| author | George Froeschel Jan Lustig John Collier |
|---|---|
| director | Gottfried Reinhardt Vincente Minnelli |
| editor | Ralph E. Winters |
| genre | drama fantasy |
| keywords | absent parent beg betray concentration camp dark secret fear of dying heart condition kill knit live audience love nazi nazi germany ocean liner old woman plan romantic poet train train station trapeze trapeze artist wait warn whirlwind romance world war ii young boy young man |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color |
| producer | Sidney Franklin |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| theme | anthology dance romantic drama romantic fantasy |