Rhapsody in Blue on DVD, Musical, Robert Alda, Joan Leslie

Composer George Gershwin is driven by his need to succeed. Unfortunately his drive destroys his romantic relationships with singer Julie Adams, who is desperately in love with him, and aloof socialite Christine Gilbert

STARS: Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith

135 min | Classical Musical, Tragic Romance, Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance | 1945 | Color

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Less a bio-pic, more a great tribute to the great Gershwin.
Thank God the film-makers trusted in the power of Gershwin's music to allow almost complete versions of the title composition, and "An American in Paris" to be included in the film - as well as many complete songs. All the music is superbly orchestrated and the songs sung beautifully by a wide variety of artists, many of whom were really the first artists to sing them. The film is excellently directed and photographed, with musical scenes well realised visually. The montage of Gershwin wandering about Paris as we hear "An American In Paris" is excellent - and the use of lights and shadows to film the orchestra playing "Rhapsody in Blue" is magnificent - would that contemporary films of orchestras were this imaginative.

Yes I know it is largely fiction - but so what? This is a tribute, not a documentary. And Alda is fine in the lead, backed by an excellent supporting cast. I loved this film from start to finish.

Rhapsody in Greatness ****
The world was robbed with the untimely passing of George Gershwin in 1937. We should not be deprived of seeing this magnificent biography of the great music writer.

Robert Alda is just superb in the title role. He received marvelous support from Joan Leslie, as well as Rosemary DeCamp and Morris Carnovsky. As his friend, Oscar Levant also did well in this film.

The music was phenomenal but how could it not be. Gershwin's writings were magnificent and had he lived longer, the world would have been a much richer place.

His scoring of "Porgy and Bess" was terrific.

Alda was so convincing as Gershwin, a man who literally had to write music as fast as he could as his destiny was an early demise. This film was greatly under-rated. It sports a magnificent cast led by Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith and others. Gershwin gave us such a list of memorable music; he was driven as it stated in the film: "Got to make time, got to make time!" A totally memorable line was stated by Alexis Smith in the film. She knew that marriage with him would not work because he had to give so much of himself to the world. Nostalgic, a wonderful testament to the life and works of the great George Gershwin.