Interlude (1957)

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Like many of his best works, filmmaker Douglas Sirk's Interlude is a remake of an earlier Universal soap opera. In this case, Sirk's source material is the 1939 Irene Dunne-Charles Boyer vehicle When Tomorrow Comes. Based on a story by (of all people) James M. Cain, the story concerns the romance… More Like many of his best works, filmmaker Douglas Sirk's Interlude is a remake of an earlier Universal soap opera. In this case, Sirk's source material is the 1939 Irene Dunne-Charles Boyer vehicle When Tomorrow Comes. Based on a story by (of all people) James M. Cain, the story concerns the romance between aspiring musician Helen Banning (June Allyson) and famed symphony conductor Tonio Fischer (Rossano Brazzi). Alas, Tonio is married, and his bibulous, vindictive wife (Marianne Cook) isn't about to give him a divorce. Meanwhile, stiff-necked American doctor Morley Dwyer (Keith Andes) waits patiently for his sweetheart Helen to come to her senses and return to his arms. Opulently location-filmed in Austria, Interlude was remade under the same title in 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Douglas Sirk
Genres: Drama, Romance, Classics

In Theaters: Sep 27, 1957 Wide

Critic Reviews

Dan Callahan, Slant Magazine
During the last twenty minutes of Interlude, Sirk goes in for the kill
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The way Sirk plays with it, it's wonderfully subversive when you least expect it.

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Cast

            June Allyson as Helen Banning

            Rossano Brazzi as Tonio Fischer

            Marianne Cook as Reni Fischer

            Françoise Rosay as Countess Reinhart

            Keith Andes as Dr. Morley Dwyer

            Frances Bergen as Gertrude Kirk

            Jane Wyatt as Prue Stubbins

            Lisa Helwig as Housekeeper

            John Stein as Dr. Stein

            Janet Davies as Nanny

            Simon Davis as Simon

            Muguette de Braie as Mario's Wife

            Roslyn de Winter as Humphrey's Secretary

            Barbara Ferris as Sally

            Derek Jacobi as Paul

            Bernard Kay as George Selworih

            Marianne Koch as Reni Fischer

            Robert Lang as Humphrey Turnbull

            Virginia Maskell as Antonia

            Gino Mulvazzi as Mario

            Geraldine Sherman as Natalie

            Sarah Jane Stratton as Sarah Jane

            Nora Swinburne as Mary

            Alan Webb as Andrew

            Oskar Werner as Stefan Zelter

            John Cleese as 'rV Publicist
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