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La symphonie fantastique (1942)
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.
Updated May 22 2020
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Cast
Noël Roquevert
le gendarme
Bernard Blier
Antoine Charbonnel
Louis Seigner
Habeneck
Jean-Louis Barrault
Hector Berlioz
Lise Delamare
Harriet Smithson
Renée Saint-Cyr
Marie Martin
Gilbert Gil
Louis Berlioz
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Crew
Armand Thirard
Cinematography
William Robert Sivel
Sound
Andrej Andrejew
Production Design
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Christian-Jaque
Director
Jacques Desagneaux
Editor
Charles Exbrayat
Adaptation
André Legrand
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