BERIGAN Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) Is what I Have read....rights issues again has kept this film from being seen for more than 70 years it appears... From Wiki.... The will of Margaret Kennedy stated that the film could be shown only at universities and museums after its original theatrical run ended. Edmund Goulding's biographer Matthew Kennedy wrote that Joan Fontaine spoke "rapturously" of The Constant Nymph. "She was nominated for a best actress Oscar for it," he stated, "and it remains a personal favorite of hers."[2] The above explanation differs significantly from that presented at the Internet Movie Database, which states that the film is no longer available because the script of the 1943 screen version derived from both the novel by Margaret Kennedy and the play by Margaret Kennedy and Basil Dean, which are legally separate, and expensive legal intervention would be needed to resolve the contractual situation. The result of these legal hurdles is that the film was unavailable for exhibition for nearly seventy years. The film received its first authorized public screening in decades as part of the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival. TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TRIBUTE TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FILM ARCHIVE 8:00 PM 112 min romance Constant Nymph, The (1943) A composer finds inspiration in his wife's romantic cousin. Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith. CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Edmund Goulding. Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith, Brenda Marshall, Charles Coburn, Dame May Whitty, Peter Lorre, Joyce Reynolds, Jean Muir, Montague Love, Edward (Eduardo) Ciannelli. Intensely romantic story of a Belgian gamine (Fontaine) who's madly in love with a self-serious and self-absorbed composer (Boyer). He marries a socialite (Smith) without ever realizing the depth of his own feelings for the younger girl. Touching, intelligent, and beautifully realized, with sweeping music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Margaret Kennedy's novel and play were adapted by Kathryn Scola. Filmed before in 1928 and 1934. Edited September 27, 2011 by BERIGAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 ...And I'm missing it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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