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Intermezzo

Play trailer Poster for Intermezzo 1939,  1h 10m,  Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Holger Brandt (Leslie Howard), a famous violinist, returns home from a concert tour and meets Anita (Ingrid Bergman), the woman who teaches his daughter Ann Marie (Ann Todd) piano. Attracted by Anita's youth, Holger asks her to be the accompanist on his next tour, and the two embark on an affair, despite Anita's feelings of guilt. Holger reveals his infidelity to his wife, resolving to spend his life with Anita, but the couple is forced to reexamine their relationship when tragedy strikes.

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Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Apr 30, 2023
2.5/4
Bergman has an uncharacteristic eagerness... Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 26, 2020
3/5
If there's anything worth noting of this 1939 version directed by Gregory Ratoff, it's the luminous energy of Bergman, who is impossibly fresh-faced and vibrant. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Nov 8, 2009
7/10
It is first and best an Ingrid Bergman delivery system, and you can never really have too much of that, wouldn't you agree? Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com May 18, 2009
B+
A remake of the similarly titled Swedish film,"Intermezzo" is a classic tale of romance from 1939. It is also a great glimpse Ingrid Bergman's highly developed talents at just 24-years-old. Go to Full Review
Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses Sep 10, 2006
5/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com May 31, 2005
3/5
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Feb 1, 2019 The best romance movie ever made!
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Cast & Crew

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Gregory Ratoff

Director

Leslie Howard

Holger

Ingrid Bergman

Anita

Edna Best

Margit

John Halliday

Thomas

Cecil Kellaway

Charles

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Intermezzo

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Synopsis Holger Brandt (Leslie Howard), a famous violinist, returns home from a concert tour and meets Anita (Ingrid Bergman), the woman who teaches his daughter Ann Marie (Ann Todd) piano. Attracted by Anita's youth, Holger asks her to be the accompanist on his next tour, and the two embark on an affair, despite Anita's feelings of guilt. Holger reveals his infidelity to his wife, resolving to spend his life with Anita, but the couple is forced to reexamine their relationship when tragedy strikes.
Director
Gregory Ratoff
Producer
David O. Selznick
Production Co
United Artists, Selznick International
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 29, 1939, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 15, 2017
Runtime
1h 10m
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