Product Details

• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: WARNER HOME VIDEO
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0011FDVAE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,817 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Editorial Reviews

This daring musical biography of composer Sigmund Romberg whose music graced scores of stage shows and a dozen films before his death in 1951 features compositions by Romberg himself and sparkles with the talent of dancers such as Gene Kelly Cyd Charisse and Ann Miller. Howard Keel and Jane Powell (who teamed up memorably the same year with director Stanley Donen in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS) and Rosemary Clooney add their voices to the tale as do other famous singers while Jos Ferrer plays the part of Romberg. Romberg moved to New York City in 1909 and became a conductor in a restaurant orchestra then was hired by Jacob Shubert to be his staff composer writing about 40 scores for musical shows. The operettas THE STUDENT PRINCE and THE DESERT SONG made Romberg s name.Though DEEP IN MY HEART is a fine tribute to a marvelous man of music the film is known more for its cast thick with stars of singing and dancing--and for being the only film in which the Kelly brothers Gene and Fred dance together.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS Rating: NR UPC: 883929002795 Manufacturer No: 1000035708

Customer Reviews

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful music, June 29, 2002

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Kona (Emerald City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deep in My Heart [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you're a fan of show music from the thirties and forties, you are sure to enjoy "Deep in My Heart." As the story opens, Signund Romberg (Jose Ferrer), composer and recent immigrant to New York, is playing the piano at his friend (Helen Traubel)'s cafe in the early 1900s. One day he is discovered, and begins writing popular music and scores for the Shubert shows on Broadway, including "May Time" and "The Desert Song." He is mentored by actress Dorothy Donnelly (Merle Oberon), who also writes the story for his hugely successful show, "The Student Prince." He falls in love with a young lady at a summer resort and, with Dorothy's help, marries her.

This 1954 film features a song-and-dance number from each of Romberg's musicals, performed by popular guest stars. Ferrer sings and dances surprisingly well, and gives a light-hearted performance. If you are already familiar with Romberg's tunes, you'll find yourself singing along. It's done in the old MGM-style with beautiful color, sumptious sets and costumes, and wholesome family values. An uplifting, entertaining movie.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven (like most bios), but not without its rarities., May 2, 2003

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Chris Aldridge (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep in My Heart [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This film is a curiosity more than anything else. I rented it years ago and found it uneven at best. Like most of MGM's alleged 'composer biographies,' it distorts the details of the composer's actual life (in this case, Broadway stage/operetta afficionado Sigmund Romberg) and hangs all of his magnificent songs on an all-star coatrack. And there lies the attraction: seeing Gene Kelly in his only on-screen appearance with real-life brother Fred; seeing Jose Ferrer's bride Rosemary Clooney in her fresh-faced beauty and ear-delicious voice; watching grande dame soprano Helen Traubel sing "Aufwiedersen" to a dying Merle Oberon; and most of all seeing Ann Miller blend the Charleston with her signature tap dancing (I'm not kidding) and superbabe Cyd Charisse in probably the single most erotic dance performed on film: an Arabian Nights-influenced duet with James Mitchell to the song "One Alone." And how she moves in that all-lace, form-fitting gown is anyone's guess.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music, Cast, and Film, February 11, 2001

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Bruce Kofoed (Twin Falls, ID, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep in My Heart [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A biography of Sigmund Romberg, the musical and operetta composer. Anything which features his music must have some good features, but this is superlative all the way around. Jose Ferrer is charming as Rommie, Merle Oberon gives a nice performance as his love interest, and the list of cameos is starry, with Rosemary Clooney shining in one number and the great operatice soprano Helen Traubel singing "Softly" as it must be, a touching plea full of torment, angst, and ultimately acceptance. Beautiful technicolor, good direction. Very amusing, filled with some of the best songs ever written, and beautifully performed and captured on film.