Bitter Sweet (1940)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance
Release: 1940-11-08
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Writers: Noel Coward (1899–1973) , Lesser Samuels
Language: English
Stars: Jeanette MacDonald , Nelson Eddy , George Sanders , Ian Hunter , Felix Bressart , Edward Ashley , Lynne Carver , Diana Lewis , Curt Bois , Fay Holden
Runtime: 94 min
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total
AKA: Bitter Sweet (United Kingdom) , Bitter Sweet (United States of America) , Onnen unelma (Finland) , Melodija čežnje , Serenata sti Vienni (Greece) , Kärleksdrömmen (Sweden) , Tzigana (Italy) , Amarga dulzura (Mexico) , Bitter Sweet (Denmark) , Sempre Noivos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Bittersweet (United States of America) , Chante mon amour (France, French Republic) , Bitter Sweet , Bitterzoet (Belgium) , Divino Tormento (Brazil) , Douce-amère (Belgium) , Горчива радост (Bulgaria)
Plot: In order to avoid an arranged marriage with a man she doesn't love, Sarah Millick runs off to Vienna with her music teacher, Carl Linden, whom she does love. They are married. In Vienna, they struggle to make a living by making music. Carl writes an operetta and tries to get it produced. They are helped along by Viennese Baron, but his intentions are not honorable. He kills Carl in a sword fight. A big producer does put on the operetta, with Sari in the lead -- but without her husband, it is a bittersweet victory.
IMDB:tt0032256