Arguably, the theme of doomed love never had a more appropriate explication in film than in the story of three loves, a 1953 anthology film from mgm. The story of three loves full frame, manufactured on. It was made in the style of socialist realism, at a time when this stalinist method was at its height in polish and eastern european cinema. The composer said the assignment was beyond his range under the circumstances and was. In the first story, an impresario james mason loses his heart to a lovely ballerina moira shearer with tragic results. The story of 3 loves 1953 a marvelous romance is a treat. What we have here is another anthology of stories, only one. The story of three loves original soundtrack songs. The story of three loves also known as equilibrium is a 1953 american technicolor romantic anthology film made by mgm.
Narrated by an omniscient guide anton walbrook, the movie. Trailer for the story of three loves, a film that features three loosely connected love stories. Tcm remembers kirk douglas 19162020 turner classic movies. The story of three loves was one of a shortlived body of multipart films that enjoyed popularity from the end of the 1940s through the first years of the 1950s. The third tale follows the redemption of a trapeze artist. Directed by vincente minnelli, gottfried reinhardt. The film was released in 1953 and is definitely slow by todays standards, but i. The story of three loves 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The story of three loves is set on a cruise ship, and focuses on three passengers who remember past loves a ballet choreographer, a governess, and a former trapeze artist. The story of three loves metro has put some top stars into a beautifully dressed technicolor combination of three yarns tied together by placing the key characters aboard an ocean liner. Douglas earned a second oscar nomination for the performance and went on to appear in minnellis romance the story of three loves 1953 the following. Argentina 11 march 1954 mar del plata film festival argentina 30 march 1954. The story of three loves the 18th variation from rapsodie on a theme of paganini duration. In 1953, she had two films in release at the same time that showcased her very well the story of three loves, and lili, which won her an academy award nomination as best actress, and is one of her most memorable performances.
Featuring some of the biggest stars of the 50s, the story of three loves explores relationships from the whimsical to the dramatic recalled by passengers aboard a sleek ocean liner. Mademoiselle was directed by vincente minnelli, while gottfried reinhardt directed the other two segments. The story of three loves 1953 rotten tomatoes this bittersweet anthology features a trio of vignettes that tell the romantic tales of three unrelated passengers on an ocean line. Anthology films have never been big business in hollywood, but in the early. The story of three loves movie trailer and videos tv guide. Screenplay by george froeschel, jan lustig, john collier. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the story of three loves 1953 vincente minnelli, gottfried reinhardt on allmovie. The story of three loves 1953 fantastic movie musings. An anthology film consisting of three very different stories about love set in europe and told in flashback. It is an anthology film, with three separate stories by different directors and casts.
With an allstar cast, including james mason and moira shearer, the movie was one of the more visible and ambitious nonmusicals released by mgm in 1953, though music did play a big. The story of three loves aspired to the european model, with its international casts, artfilm pretensions, and the most sumptuous london, rome, and paris that could be created on the mgm back lot. Directed by vincente minnelli and gottfried reinhardt, the story of three loves also known as equilibrium, storia di tre amori, three stories of love is a musicalromancedrama film, released on march 05 of 1953 in the usa. Somerset maugham quartet in 1948 and trio in 1950attracted notice on the art house circuit. The jealous lover on an ocean liner, ballet impresar more. But the conclusion isnt all that memorable, and the lack of compelling chemistry between the. I say this since mgm seemed to be the only studio willing to go alltheway with material as selfconsciously melodramatic as this. With an allstar cast, including james mason and moira shearer, the movie was one of the more visible and ambitious nonmusicals released by mgm in 1953, though music did play a big role in its content. This academy awardnominated french film presents a series of interconnected romantic entanglements. Paula is a talented dancer who cannot truly live unless she dances. The choreographer recalls the ballerina he met, loved, and lost. The story of three loves, screen plays by john collier, jan lustig and george froeschel. With kirk douglas, james mason, leslie caron, farley granger. The jealous lover on an ocean liner, ballet impresario charles.
This anthology film tells three stories of love involving the passengers of an ocean liner at sea. This film comprises three separate and unrelated stories of varying interest and quality involving three passengers on an. The story of three loves 1953 turner classic movies. John collier wrote the screenplay for the first act of three loves. Three marvelous romances in one film is an indulgence no. Three marvelous romances in one film is an indulgence no fan should miss.
With its international alist cast and european art house sensibility an mgm sound stage passes for london, rome and paris, this seldomscreened. The story of three loves miklos rozsa film score monthly. Trailer for the story of three loves, a film that features three loosely connected love stories the jealous lover on an ocean liner, ballet impresario charles coudray solemnly reflects on the events leading up to his london companys one and only performance of a new ballet. The working title of this film was three love stories. In the opening credits, the cast was listed in the following order. Story of three loves, the 1953 the movie soundtrack. The story of three loves 1953 directed by vincente.
With kirk douglas, james mason, leslie caron, farley granger, moira shearer, pier angeli. It consists of three stories, the jealous lover, mademoiselle, and equilibrium. Watch the story of three loves movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. That it manages to be so entertaining in spite of itself is due in large part to the charm and talent in front of and behind the camera. The order of the cast credits listed above differs from the onscreen credits. The real charmer is the middle episode, a precusor to the film big, with ethel barrymore as an elderly enchantress, leslie caron and farley granger sweet in a story of young love. Cast and crew credits for the story of three loves, 1953, directed by gottfried reinhardt, with james mason, moira shearer, agnes moorehead, at turner classic movies. Pier angeli is starring, alongside ethel barrymore, leslie caron, kirk douglas, farley granger and james mason. The story of three loves 1953 trivia 4 add new kirk douglas said he became engaged to pier angeli after they met while making this film.
In the equilibrium piece directed by gottfried reinhardt from a story by jacques maret, resurgent aerialist pierre kirk douglas explains to nina pier angeli, whom he rescued from suicide, why he wants her to be his new partner, in the anthology the story of three loves, 1953. Pier angeli, ethel barrymore, leslie caron, kirk douglas, farley granger, james mason, moira shearer, agnes moorehead, ricky nelson, zsa zsa gabor and richard anderson. Like all anthologies, mgms stories of three loves is uneven. An anthology film consisting of three very different stories about love set in europe and told in. This bittersweet anthology features a trio of vignettes that tell the. In the first, the jealous lover, james mason plays charles coudray, a wellknown ballet director.
When someone asks coudray why he staged his masterpiece, astarte, only once, he tells the story of paula woodward moira shearer, a superb dancer he found practicing in his theater. Anthology films have never been big business in hollywood, but in the early 1950s a spate of european moviesmost based on collections of short stories by popular writers such as w. The story of three loves 1953 official trailer, organic. Hoping to capitalize on a perceived trend, twentieth centuryfox jumped in with 1952s o. Trzy opowiesci is a 1953 polish drama film directed by konrad nalecki, ewa petelska and czeslaw petelski. At a dance audition, ballerina paula woodward suddenly collapses.
Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises story of three loves mantovani and his orchestra rawicz landauer vintage music no. Ben mankiewicz intro the story of three loves 1953. The story of three loves 1953 is a drama, fantasy movie starring pier angeli and ethel barrymore. Miniver 1942 this three part film tells different stories thinly connected by at least one person from each as a passenger on an ocean liner. Story of three loves trailer this film comprises three separate and unrelated stories of varying interest and quality involving three passengers on an ocean liner.
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