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La Symphonie fantastique (1942)

ALL 04/01/1942 (fr) Drama, History 95 Min
  • Release
    04/01/1942
  • Production
    Continental Films
  • Rotten tomato
    57%
  • Original title
    La Symphonie fantastique
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

The film is biographical, telling the story of the life and artistic struggles of the French composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz is shown as a recalcitrant medical student in an anatomy class dreaming of becoming a composer; at a demonstration during a performance at the Paris Opéra conducted by Habeneck; at supper with other young artists (Hugo, Janin, Dumas, Mérimée, Delacroix); and chasing after his future wife Harriet Smithson, after a performance of Hamlet. Also depicted are his life in a garret, while suffering from an illness due to an abscess in the throat; a visit from his mother who curses him; and the composition of the Symphonie fantastique. The film then shows his marital breakdown, the premiere of his opera Benvenuto Cellini, his travels throughout Europe, his second marriage to Marie Recio (called "Marie Martin" in the film), public acceptance in old age and reconciliation with his son.

  1. Christian-Jaque

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Producer



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  1. Jean-Louis Barrault

    Hector Berlioz

  2. Renée Saint-Cyr

    Marie Martin

  3. Lise Delamare

    Harriet Smithson

  4. Jules Berry

    Schlesinger

  5. Bernard Blier

    Antoine Charbonnel

  6. Gilbert Gil

    Louis Berlioz

  7. Julien Bertheau

    Victor Hugo (uncredited)

  8. Catherine Fonteney

    Madame Berlioz mother (uncredited)

  9. Louis Seigner

    Habeneck (uncredited)

  10. Noël Roquevert

    Gendarme (uncredited)

  11. Roland Armontel

    Eugène Delacroix (uncredited)

  12. Rivers Cadet

    Consumer (uncredited)

  13. Fabienne Clery

    (uncredited)

  14. Jacques Cossin

    (uncredited)

  15. Lucien Coëdel

    Typographer (uncredited)

  16. Jean Darcante

    Prosper Mérimée (uncredited)

  17. Joé Davray

    Student (uncredited)

  18. Mona Dol

    Housekeeper (uncredited)

  19. Maurice Dorléac

    Consumer (uncredited)

  20. Jacques Dynam

    (uncredited)

  21. René Fluet

    Jules Janin (uncredited)

  22. Georges Gosset

    Alexandre Dumas (uncredited)

  23. Georges Lafon

    Russian Chamberlain (uncredited)

  24. Pierre Magnier

    Professor (uncredited)

  25. Georges Mauloy

    Dean of the Academies (uncredited)

  26. Marcelle Monthil

    Dresser (uncredited

  27. Martial Rèbe

    Coachman (uncredited)

  28. Louis Salou

    Director of the Opéra (uncredited)

  29. Maurice Schutz

    Niccolò Paganini (uncredited)

  30. Roger Vincent

    (uncredited)

  31. Michel Vitold

    Orchestra conductor (uncredited)

  32. Georges Vitray

    Ship's commander (uncredited)

  33. Eugène Yvernès

    (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 33 , Crews : 16

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La Symphonie fantastique (1942) 95 Min

ALL 04/01/1942 (fr)
Drama, History
  • Release 04/01/1942
  • Production
    Continental Films
  • Original title La Symphonie fantastique
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

The film is biographical, telling the story of the life and artistic struggles of the French composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz is shown as a recalcitrant medical student in an anatomy class dreaming of becoming a composer; at a demonstration during a performance at the Paris Opéra conducted by Habeneck; at supper with other young artists (Hugo, Janin, Dumas, Mérimée, Delacroix); and chasing after his future wife Harriet Smithson, after a performance of Hamlet. Also depicted are his life in a garret, while suffering from an illness due to an abscess in the throat; a visit from his mother who curses him; and the composition of the Symphonie fantastique. The film then shows his marital breakdown, the premiere of his opera Benvenuto Cellini, his travels throughout Europe, his second marriage to Marie Recio (called "Marie Martin" in the film), public acceptance in old age and reconciliation with his son.

  1. Christian-Jaque

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jacques Desagneaux

    Editor

  4. Producer



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