Rhapsodie en bleu

Original title: Rhapsody in Blue

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

Robert Alda, Al Jolson, Joan Leslie, Tom Patricola, and Alexis Smith in Rhapsodie en bleu (1945)

Play trailer2:18

1 Video

45 Photos

Classic Musical Tragic Romance Biography Drama Musical Romance

George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Videos1

Trailer 2:18

Official Trailer

Photos45

+ 37

‘Snow White’ Stars Test Their Wits

Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and director Marc Webb take our Ultimate Disney Quiz.

Watch now

9:57

More like this

6.6

Du burlesque à l'opéra

6.7

L'amiral mène la danse

6.7

L'amour travesti

7.5

Crimes sans châtiment

5.0

The Heat's On

5.4

Something to Shout About

6.1

Mademoiselle ma femme

6.9

L'araignée

6.4

Ma vie est une chanson

6.7

La petite exilée

7.1

Un petit coin aux cieux

6.1

Mon passé défendu

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Chico Marx sued Warner Bros for $200,000 for damages and "payment owed for services rendered." Marx alleged that the filmmakers used his name many times in the film. Studio officials admitted that Marx's name had been used in the film, but were unclear about what services the comedian had rendered. The parties settled for $10,000.

Goofs
Chico Marx is referred to early in the film. Gershwin mispronounces the name as "CHEE-ko", which generally continues to this day. Chico's name is correctly pronounced as "CHICK-o".

Quotes
Oscar Levant: Tell me something, George... if you had it to do all over again, would you still fall in love with yourself?

Connections
Edited into The Story of Will Rogers (1952)

Soundtracks
Embraceable You
(uncredited)
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Sung by Joan Leslie (dubbed by Sally Sweetland)

User reviews53

Featured review

7/10

Great Music

This film presents many Gershwin tunes in great fashion with several great settings and great production numbers. Yes, it's unfortunate that the story line is so heavily fictionalized and even misleading. But, the sets are honest to the periods covered, several sequences are very tastefully done and fun, the show excerpts are good, and did I mention the music? As several other commentators have indicated, the music is faithfully recreated in long segments that bring you much or all of the tune.

If you come to this film to hear some wonderful Gershwin performed by some great artists staged with a lot of character and splash (my favorite set is Hazel Scott's Paris show), you won't be disappointed. The story line is simply a convenient string to tie together the thread of music.