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Humoresque

Humoresque

Drama · Romance · 1947

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

Movie details

Humoresque

“TWO WHO MET AND KISSED AND NEVER SHOULD HAVE MET AGAIN!”

1947 Drama · Romance 2h 5m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.3 / 10

5.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

57 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

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A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Humoresque?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jean Negulesco

Written by

Zachary Gold · Clifford Odets

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Helen Wright

John Garfield

John Garfield

Paul Boray

Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

Sid Jeffers

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Rudy Boray

Joan Chandler

Joan Chandler

Gina Romney

Tom D'Andrea

Tom D'Andrea

Phil Boray

Peggy Knudsen

Peggy Knudsen

Florence Boray

Court is in session

Put Humoresque on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.