While I agree that the facts of Chopin's life are ignored, film-making of this period didn't focus on educating the public as much as making a buck, and keeping their contract actors busy. However, this movie still holds a special place in my life. It was the first movie my parents took me to see when I was only 4 or 5 years old. I knew nothing about Chopin or Poland or war, but when I left that theater I knew the sound of beautiful music, and the magic of a piano. It led to many years of music lessons, listening to recordings of all kinds from Elvis to Grand Opera, and eventually to raising a daughter who would become an opera singer. So, facts, schmacts - Cornell Wilde was gorgeous, Merle Oberon was beyond beauty, Jose Iturbi was perfection, and the music lives forever.
Review of A Song to Remember
