The Constant Nymph

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Damn! I've been trying to track down that one for years. I envy you L.A. people (just this once).
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For those in the LA area, here's a rare chance to see Joan Fontaine's Oscar-nommed performance (for free, too!)

The Constant Nymph
Visions and Voices

Sunday, October 7, 2007 : 4:00pm

University of Southern California, University Park Campus
Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre

Free

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see The Constant Nymph , a 1943 Warner Bros. film based on the 1924 novel by Margaret Kennedy. The melodrama involves a self-centered European musician played by Charles Boyer who is idolized by Tessa (Joan Fontaine, in an Oscar-nominated performance), a young girl with a serious heart condition. Though he is fond of the girl, the composer opts to marry a wealthy socialite. He soon regrets his decision, growing uncomfortable with his new position in society. The situation becomes more lamentable after Tessa dies while listening to a broadcast of a composition the two had worked on together.

The music for The Constant Nymph was composed by renowned film scorer Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957). Remembered especially for his rousing themes to swashbucklers such as The Sea Hawk and Captain Blood , he garnered Academy Awards for his scoring work on the movies Anthony Adverse and The Adventures of Robin Hood . Except for a telecast in the 1950s, The Constant Nymph has rarely been shown publicly due to long-standing contractual disputes.

This screening will be presented in conjunction with an exhibition in Doheny Memorial Library that commemorates Korngold’s groundbreaking work in Hollywood as well as the 50th anniversary of Korngold’s passing.

Organized by Jon Burlingame (Music) and Tyson Gaskill (USC Libraries).

For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu
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