英文電影《藍色狂想曲 Rhapsody in Blue》 (1945)

Rhapsody in Blue is a 1945 fictionalized screen biography of the American composer and musician George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937). Starring Robert Alda as Gershwin, the film features a few of Gershwin's acquaintances (including Paul Whiteman, Al Jolson, and Oscar Levant) playing themselves. Alexis Smith and Joan Leslie play fictional women in Gershwin's life, Morris Carnovsky and Rosemary De Camp play Gershwin's parents, and Herbert Rudley portrays Ira Gershwin. Oscar Levant also recorded most of the piano playing in the movie, and also dubbed Alda's piano playing. The film was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

The film notably features performances of Gershwin music by two talented and accomplished African-American musician/singers, Anne Brown (1916-2009) and Hazel Scott (1920-1981). Both were child prodigies whose training included study at the Juilliard School. Anne Brown, a soprano, created the role of "Bess" in the original production of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess in 1935. In the film, Brown sings the aria of Summertime from Porgy and Bess. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Hazel Scott was raised in New York City and became known as a jazz and classical pianist and singer. Like Lena Horne, Scott was one of the first African-American women to have a career in Hollywood as well as television. Scott plays herself in the film, performing in a Paris nightclub.

導演: Irving Rapper
編劇: 克利福德 奧狄斯 (Clifford Odets) / Elliot Paul / 霍華德 科克 (Howard Koch)
類型: 傳記 / 劇情 / 歌舞
製片國家/地區: 美國
語言: 英語
上映日期: 1945-09-22
片長: 135 分鍾

• 1946年
• 奧斯卡(美國電影學院獎) 最佳配樂（音樂類）(提名)
• 馬克思·斯坦納

• 1946年
• 奧斯卡(美國電影學院獎) 最佳配樂（音樂類）(提名)
• Ray Heindorf

• 1946年
• 奧斯卡(美國電影學院獎) 最佳音響錄音(提名)
• Nathan Levinson