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Prelude to Fame

6.3 /10

19501 h 18 m

United Kingdom

152 people rated

While vacationing in Italy, Nick Morell, son of John Morell, a famous English philosopher and amateur musician and his wife Catherine, becomes friendly with young Guido, and Morell discovers the boy has an extraordinary instinct for orchestration and a phenomenal music memory. A neighboring couple, Signor and Signora Boudini become aware of the boy's talents, and she appeals to his parents to let her educate him musically. Torn by their love for their son and, they feel,the duty to let the world hear his talent, they consent. The boy is tutored by Dr. Lorenzo. Signora Bondini denies the boy all contact with his parents and everyone else except her. She also has neither sent his letters to his family, nor let him see the ones they've sent to him. He becomes phenomenally successful and makes the grand tour of Europe as Signora Bondini is enraptured by the acclaim given her through her "discovery" of the boy. She prepares to take him to America and also prepares adoption papers.

Drama

Cast (18)

Signora Anne Bondini

Catherine Morell

Signor Mario Bondini

Rosalie Crutchley

Carlotta Ferugia

James Robertson Justice

Sir Arthur Harold

Michael Balfour

Christopher Lee

David McCallum Sr.

Leader of orchestra, Royal Albert Hall

Leader of orchestra, Naples

Michael Croudson

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iam_ikeonyema

29/05/2023 22:23

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18/05/2023 10:35

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cled

16/11/2022 13:42

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🌸BipNa pathak🌸

16/11/2022 02:09

Ty You really need to be into classical music to get any enjoyment from this film.The sight of a young boy earnestly conducting a symphony orchestra becomes by turns funny and tiresome.If they had cut out the concert scenes it might have given the story more of a chance to come through.As it is it is overwhelmed by the music.No wonder the boy was suicidal.

user6234976385774

16/11/2022 02:09

Guido is just an average little boy whose father jokingly says has the musical ear of a goat, but the truth is in fact the opposite, as Guido's friend Nick's father finds out. Guido actually has an astonishing musical ear, and when neighbour Signora Bondini finds out, she insists that the boy be taken to Naples and taught musical properly. Guido ends up realising her dream and becomes an astounding success, and the world's youngest conductor, but at great toll on his personal life. The signora's intentions start of well enough, but before long it is obvious to all but her that she is pushing the little boy too far, and the consequences could be dreadful.. Not a bad movie, though there are far too many scenes of just the boy conducting his orchestra. OK, so he's a genius, but do we really need about a half hour of just the music? ;-)

حسن المسلاتي

16/11/2022 02:09

Aldous, Brave New World, and then this?? I was completely enthralled with this storyline given my penchant for classic orchestration. I attend many concerts at Disney Hall in Los Angeles which represents the finest of acoustic accommodations. I rarely get to see and hear such selections of fine composition on screen and was delighted to see a young boy attempt a conductor's role. I wondered how he prepared for his scenes, they were almost convincing but the prodigy label prevented any realistic interpretation. I found the ending endearing but abrupt expecting this to be a true story ala Mozart. Fine job of portraying close family interaction, social climbing, boy meets big world, and man finds strength to save a life. High recommend for an account of how to interpret musical scores and a sneak peak behind the curtain of conductor presence.

Evergreen.indie

16/11/2022 02:09

Hey I'm a sucker for these mid-20th century British films. This is a good one especially the last half of the film. The film starts out a little slow in the beginning, especially if you're not a classical music fan (as I'm really not), but keep watching, don't give up on it. It builds to a nice crescendo in the end. The boy (Guido) really does an impressive acting job, as does the lady who is there guiding Guido's career musical path. Not to say that the film doesn't have an issue. The producers of the film obviously enjoyed classical music (an perhaps spent a little more time on the music than some may like) but this music was very popular during the time period when the movie was released. if you like British films made in the 1950s, give this one a look. It's not a long movie at just 87 minutes and I think well worth watching.

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