Humoresque

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Humoresque

1946,

2h 4m,

Drama/

Musical/

Comedy/

Romance

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57%

7 Reviews

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1,000+ Ratings

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70%

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Although Paul Boray is a talented violinist, he comes from a poor, working-class background and doesn't have the connections needed to make it in the music world. Woman-about-town Helen Wright does, though, and after seeing him perform, she takes him under her wing, opening doors he couldn't access before. Their relationship soon turns into a romantic one, but the destructive behavior of Helen may be too much for Paul to bear.

Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

Jun 14, 2005

3/4

Crawford and Haller make it into a dreamy wallow in velvety masochism.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jul 20, 2022

5/10

A melodrama about desire and passion that lacks a few strings to be moving, dragged by a tide of situations mostly out of tune due to a lack of chemistry between Crawford and Garfield. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jack Moffitt

Esquire Magazine

Oct 7, 2020

An artistic triumph that transcends class bias and looks with a compassionate eye upon people of all social groups.

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Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Dec 11, 2007

2/5

pot-boiler with Crawford chewing up the scenery; Garfield does his best to retain his dignity.

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Jun 15, 2005

3.5/5

remembered largely for its sublime ability to make Garfield look like a virtuoso violinist

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 11, 2005

B-

Now a days regarded as camp, Jean Negulesco's melodramatic exploration of desire features Joan Crawford at her limited best, but the music played by Isaac Stern and lush score by Franz Waxman offer pleasure, and so do Garfield, the decor and costumes.

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Feb 1, 2019

The best romance movie ever made!

Finn R

Jul 8, 2018

Los ùltimos minutos de esta pelicula son grandiosos.

Theodore L

Aug 5, 2017

Lush and lavishly mounted escapist melodrama. Thin plot, but made special by the star power of Garfield and Crawford. Both give confident, sensitive performances, and the Adrian-clad Crawford never looked more glamorous in all her long career, right up to the startling climax of the film It may be corn, but that corn is the color of pure gold.

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Kylo S

May 21, 2017

Another Joan Crawford bitch movie. Great music. Melodramatic, especially the ending. Difficulty imagining a violin genius with the face of John Garfield. Always luv Oscar Levant, though he goes on a bit long sometimes.

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Jean Negulesco

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Joan Crawford

Helen Wright

John Garfield

Paul Boray

Oscar Levant

Sid Jeffers

J. Carrol Naish

Rudy Boray

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Synopsis

Although Paul Boray is a talented violinist, he comes from a poor, working-class background and doesn't have the connections needed to make it in the music world. Woman-about-town Helen Wright does, though, and after seeing him perform, she takes him under her wing, opening doors he couldn't access before. Their relationship soon turns into a romantic one, but the destructive behavior of Helen may be too much for Paul to bear.

Director: Jean Negulesco
Producer: Jerry Wald
Screenwriter: Clifford Odets
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Drama, Musical, Comedy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1946, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 2h 4m

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