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Is this before or after Jane Eyre?
It's before.
1970.
(although some sites say 1969)
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Mar 29, 2014 - 3:18 PM
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Bob DiMucci
(Member)
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This film is such a rarity that I just had to sit down and watch it. Although the running time of the film is almost always listed as 90 minutes, I’ve always assumed that was an estimated time, and indeed the version posted on YouTube runs 93+ minutes. Even at that, the film is missing a bedroom scene or two that featured a topless Bibi Andersson. These scenes, which gave the film its original “R” rating, were noted in the 4 February 1970 review of the film by Variety. The reviewer also speculated that the scenes would be cut for television, and indeed they have been for this YouTube version that was recorded from a Toronto television broadcast. A plus for film music buffs: composer Mario Nascimbene appears in a bit part as a music professor.
While I was watching the film, I decided to take down the film’s music cues, which would make a decent release if they could ever be found. Some SPOILERS may appear in the track descriptions below.
Score Cues
2:47 – Main Title
2:36 – Bruno Implores Karin
2:37 – Karin’s Reverie
1:03 – Karin In Sweden – Winter
1:15 – Karin In Sweden – Summer
2:23 – Karin Meets David
0:24 – Karin / Bruno Flashback I
0:12 – Karin / Bruno Flashback II
0:40 – Karin and David Go Boating
1:17 – Karin and David Talk
0:39 – In Washington DC
0:40 – Arriving In Rome
0:45 – Karin Goes to the Music Conservatory
1:02 – Karin Tells David of Bruno’s Visit
0:37 – Karin Dreams of Bruno
0:31 – Uno di qua, l'altra di la (vocal)
0:37 – Bruno Arrives at Monte Carlo
3:03 – Karin Comforts Her Daughter / Karin Talks With Bruno
2:57 – Bruno Walks Karin Home
0:20 – Morning
0:58 – Bruno Is Hurt
0:42 – Sunset Walk On Beach
1:23 – Bruno Recounts Car Accident
0:46 – Bruno Confronts Karin
6:15 – Karin and Bruno at Cortina
1:20 – Karin and David Reunited / End Title
Total Time - 37:49 (26 tracks)
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Source Music
1:03 – Karin Plays Piano I
0:39 – Accordion and Guitar Dance
0:50 – Accordion, Guitar, and Piano Trio
1:03 – Guitar Solo and Vocal
1:02 - Uno di qua, l'altra di la (vocal by Ornella Vanoni)
0:31 – Karin and David Marry
2:30 – Rome Party
0:25 – Piano Practice
0:34 – Karin Plays Piano II
Total Time – 8:37 (9 tracks)
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Thank you very much Bob DiMucci!
The 2 first minutes of music from the youtube suite we had, are missing from the film, so I guess this is from the opening scenes that are cut.
I saw the Mario Nascimbene credit in the beginning, but i wasn't sure that it would be the composer. Thanks for confirming!!
By the way, do you have any link to that Variety review of the film you mentioned?
Also, does anyone here know if the opening classical piece (which appears 2 more times in the film) is indeed a real classical piece, or if it's music possibly composed by Williams?
In its later appearances, it ends with a clean ending in the 2nd theme, so it doesn't seem to be an extract from a classical piano concerto (unless it's an adaptation of one).
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Maurizio, what is the source of that information about 1968 etc.? (maybe in the liner notes of Mr. Chips?)
By the way, here's the highlight of the score, a 6 minute cue near the end of the film, for anyone who would like to listen to, without searching in the film. It features 2 music themes from the film.
I tried to reduce the noise as much as possible (also used Bob DiMucci's title):
http://picosong.com/eEB2/
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Maurizio, what is the source of that information about 1968 etc.? (maybe in the liner notes of Mr. Chips?)
Email conversations with Mike Matessino.
Oh, I see, thanks.
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...film is awful
The film is IMO far better than I've expected based on the above comment.
Partly melodramatic at times but mostly quite mature and interesting.
Bibi Andersson (*1935) is outstanding in her very well written part. She carries the whole picture from the beginning to the end.
I can see why Williams did the score for this film.
Spoilers are possible:
On the other hand, Robert Stack (1919-2003) is not right for the part he's written in - IMHO. Not only because he feels a bit too old for it and all those personal problems he's dealing with (ie. jealousy).
The Bruno Cardini character turn out to be an unstable piece of man, a real sicko. But he has some strong moments in the film that are not laughable at all.
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