

La Symphonie fantastique
The film is biographical, telling the story of the life and artistic struggles of the French composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz is shown as a recalcitrant medical student in an anatomy class dreaming of becoming a composer; at a demonstration during a performance at the Paris Opéra conducted by Habeneck; at supper with other young artists (Hugo, Janin, Dumas, Mérimée, Delacroix); and chasing after his future wife Harriet Smithson, after a performance of Hamlet. Also depicted are his life in a garret, while suffering from an illness due to an abscess in the throat; a visit from his mother who curses him; and the composition of the Symphonie fantastique. The film then shows his marital breakdown, the premiere of his opera Benvenuto Cellini, his travels throughout Europe, his second marriage to Marie Recio (called "Marie Martin" in the film), public acceptance in old age and reconciliation with his son.
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- French
- classical music
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical6 Dec 1947
AustriaAT
- Theatrical9 May 1947
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical23 Nov 1945
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical7 Jul 1949
FranceFR
- Theatrical1 Apr 1942
GermanyDE
- TheatricalEast Germany10 Jan 1958
HungaryHU
- Theatrical15 Jul 1948
JapanJP
- Theatrical26 Apr 1949
MexicoMX
- Theatrical5 May 1948
PortugalPT
- Theatrical14 Dec 1950
SloveniaSI
- Theatrical9 Sept 1947
SpainES
- Theatrical2 Jul 1951
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La Symphonie fantastique was released on 1 April 1942.
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