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Intermezzo (1939 film)

Intermezzo
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1945 Argentine film poster
Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Produced by David O. Selznick
Screenplay by George O'Neil
Story by Gösta Stevens
Gustaf Molander
Starring Leslie Howard
Ingrid Bergman
Edna Best
John Halliday
Cecil Kellaway
Music by Max Steiner
Heinz Provost
Cinematography Gregg Toland
Harry Stradling Sr.
Edited by Francis D. Lyon
Production
company
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • September 22, 1939 (1939-09-22)
Running time
70 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Intermezzo (also called Intermezzo: A Love Story) (1939) is a romantic film made in the USA by Selznick International Pictures and nominated for two Academy Awards. It was directed by Gregory Ratoff and produced by David O. Selznick. It is a remake of the Swedish film Intermezzo (1936) and features multiple orchestrations of the Heinz Provost's piece of the same name, which won a contest associated with the original film's production. The screenplay by George O'Neil was based on the screenplay of the original film by Gösta Stevens and Gustaf Molander. The scoring by Lou Forbes was nominated for an Academy Award, and music credit was given to Robert Russell Bennett, Max Steiner, Heinz Provost, and Christian Sinding. The cinematography by Gregg Toland who replaced Harry Stradling was also nominated for an Academy Award.

It stars Leslie Howard as a (married) virtuoso violinist who falls in love with his accompanist, played by Ingrid Bergman in her Hollywood debut.

Holger Brandt, a famous virtuoso violinist, meets Anita Hoffman, his daughter's piano instructor, during a trip home. Impressed by Anita's talent, he invites her to accompany him on his next tour. They begin touring together and a passionate relationship ensues. Holger's wife Margit asks him for a divorce.

Knowing how much Holger misses his daughter Ann Marie and son Eric, and torn with guilt for breaking up his family, Anita decides to pursue her own career and leaves Holger. Holger returns home to see his children again. He first travels to Ann Marie's school, but as she runs across the street to greet him she is hit by a car in front of his eyes. He takes the injured Ann Marie back home, and confronts his angry son in an attempt to explain his infidelity.


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