Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

belcanto26 This film will always have a great significance to me because it introduced me to the beauty of opera. Marjorie Lawrence was a major soprano with the Metropolitan Opera, and her career was cut short by polio while she was still in her vocal prime. Her story is told with great sensitivity and warmth. The operatic scenes are done to perfection, with the superb soprano Eileen Farrell doing the vocals. Eleanor Parker is seen here in what must be her greatest work as an actress. Parker was a great, if somewhat under-appreciated actress, and she was a beautiful woman. Of course, it is she who dominates the movie. Glenn Ford provides excellent support as her doctor husband who guides her back to her career. When this film was released, I was ten years old, and kept going back again and again to see it over and over. I loved the music, loved the story, and will forever be indebted to it for having introduced me to the beauty of grand opera. If I had to choose a film as the most important of my life, it would have to be this one.

Valéria Fernandes I was just eleven or so when I watched this movie for the first time, but for many reasons it was very important to me. Great acting, excellent story, touching moments and I remember most of the movie till now, almost 20 years after. I did no know till now that it was based upon a real story, I just remember the tragedy and the force to surpass it. And there, at the movie, I learned to love opera a bit more. At the time I was in love with Tristan and Isolde story and looking for information, and before the net it was really hard to find and I have not many books to search, so at this movie I could see part of the opera and I loved it. I'd like to watch this movie again.

harry-76 MGM fashioned a sumptuous, full-scale production in bringing the career of Australian opera diva Marjorie Lawrence to the screen. Heading the cast as Lawrence is the fine Eleanor Parker, in one of her most impressive roles. Co-starring as her supportive doctor-husband is the talented Glenn Ford. Both are most convincing in relaying the inspirational "real life" story of their struggle with physical- career- and marital-obstacles. Whether Lawrence did in fact sing roles which included lyric soprano, dramatic soprano, mezzo and Wagnerian, as depicted here, is open to question. Still, it is lovely to see these excerpts staged so beautifully, and in gorgeous Technicolor. Of invaluable assistance is the magnificent voice of Eileen Farrell in a remarkably varied repertoire.It may not be possible to experience the real impact of these scenes unless there is a special house revival with a full-sized Cinemascope screen and stereo sound. The formats of VHS and even DVD to not do justice to the original production.Although Lawrence assisted on the script, the actual unfoldment has the ring of fact merging with fiction for maximum dramatic impact. Now that Lawrence's 30's and 40's career is but a memory in the minds of a few, what remains is this romanticized version of history. As such, lovers of romantic drama and of music may revel in a tale of ardor and challenge, with the artistic product being the "fusion of the arts": grand opera.

Fafner-2 While only the over-60 crowd of opera lovers will remember Marjorie Lawrence, she was well known in opera circles in the 1930s and 40s. A remarkable Wagnerian soprano, her battle with polio and continuance of her career was greatly admired by many; her entertainment of service personnel during WWII was remarkable, considering her handicap. The movie is typical 1950s Hollywood treatment, but interestingly told. The operatic passages are sung by Eileen Farrell, a noted Wagnerian soprano of the time.