Product Details

• Actors: Ignace Jan Paderewski, Charles Farrell, Marie Tempest, Eric Portman, Barbara Greene
• Directors: Lothar Mendes
• Producers: Lothar Mendes
• Format: Black & White, NTSC, Full Screen
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: VCI Entertainment
• Run Time: 85.0 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BKJ9Q0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,162 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

World-renowned concert pianist Paderewski plays himself in this romantic story behind the "Moonlight Sonata". This British film is set in Sweden, where Charles Farrell professes his love for the beautiful young baroness Marie Tempest. Nearby, a plane carrying Paderewski and several other passengers is forced to land due to inclement weather. The travelers then take refuge at the baroness' estate where one of them, urbane Eric Portman, begins to sweep the young beauty off her feet. In steps Paderewski and with his tacit assistance, Farrell is able to prove that Portman is nothing but a fortune hunter, which clears the way for our hero and heroine to get together. In addition to the title song, we are treated to such Paderewski "standards" as Chopin's "Polonaise" and the pianist's own composition "Minuet in G Major".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars portman, February 20, 2002

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Brian Lloyd (Calgary, AB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moonlight Sonata [VHS] (VHS Tape)

not a brilliant movie but it gives viewers a chance to see a great pianist paderevsky

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Absurdity, July 21, 2002

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UnsolvedFan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moonlight Sonata [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is undoubtedly one of the silliest (unintentionally) movies
I have ever seen. Basically an excuse to see Paderewski in
action, but unfortunately accompanied by random acts of plot.
For some reason, never made clear, most of the action is set in
Sweden, which looks like a stage and a canvas backdrop. A very
young Eric Portman plays a Portuguese!? All players have
terribly English accents, and make no attempt to disguise them.
All of this looks even weirder than it sounds, and the music isn't even that great. Good for a laugh, though.