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A Doctor's Diary (1937)
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A Doctor's Diary is told through the eyes of Dr. Dan Norris (John Trent), resident physician in a private hospital. In his search for a cure for spinal meningitis, Norris recklessly runs roughshod over the feelings of his colleagues. The doctor's older, wiser supervisor, Dr. Clem Driscoll (George Bancroft), tries to curb Norris' impatience, pointing out that nothing takes place overnight. Angrily, Norris accuses Driscoll of malpractice and is forced to resign from the clinic -- just when a meningitis epidemic breaks out.

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Together Again (1944)
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other title: Modell wider Willen / Otra vez juntos …
Anne Crandall is the mayor of a small town in Vermont. Her deceased husband had been the mayor for years and when he died, she was left to carry on and to raise his daughter from his first marriage. She lives with the daughter, her father-in-law and a housekeeper. In the town square, there was a statue of her late husband and every year since his death, they have an anniversary celebration there. This year during a thunderstorm, the statue is hit by lightning and the head falls off. The daughter insists that a new statue be erected instead of patching the old one. Mayor Crandall is sent to New York to interview the prospective sculptor, George Corday.

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Ladies in Retirement (1941)
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查尔斯·维多 actor: 艾达·卢皮诺 / 路易斯·海沃德 …
other title: 雾起荒原 / 退休女人 …
Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the English countryside. When Ellen's eccentric sisters visit their sibling at Leonora's home, tensions soon lead to murder.

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Song Without End (1960)
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other title: 一曲相思未了情 / 无尽之歌 …
In a confused welter of artistic licence, this is the classical music biopic which makes 'Song to Remember'look like a masterpiece. Bogarde succeeds in diminishing the reputation of the musical colossus who spanned European music for most of the 19th Century. The absurdities of the plot, the sequoia-like quality of the acting and the prevalence of historical,musical and linguistic anachronisms combine to elevate this offering to the status of an A1 turkey.How a pianist of the stature of Bolet came to be mixed up in this fiasco can only be guessed at. The characterisation of Liszt fails to convey even a minute impression of his magnetic personality and the overwhelming effect that he had on not only his audiences, but also his pianistic rivals.Clara Schumann herself said that 'we toil over that which Liszt reads at sight!' Whilst the emphasis seems to focus on his romantic prowess,rather than his status as the greatest pianist of the century or,arguably, of all time, one feels,nevertheless, that this was an opportunity lost.

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A Farewell to Arms (1957)
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other title: 战地春梦 / 永别了武器
故事发生在第一次世界大战期间,在一座战地医院里,弗雷德(洛克·哈德森 Rock Hudson 饰)邂逅了美丽的女护士凯瑟琳(珍妮弗·琼斯 Jennifer Jones 饰),随着时间的推移,两人渐渐走到了一起,成为了爱侣。在一场战斗中,弗雷德的双腿受伤,必须在病床上静养半年,在这半年里,正是凯瑟琳负责照顾他的饮食起居。这朝夕相处的半年为两人的感情奠定了坚实的基础。 凯瑟琳怀孕了,虽然这对于这对小情侣来说是件喜事,但他们也因此而被赶出了医院。无穷无尽的战争让弗雷德深感疲倦,于是他决定带着凯瑟琳逃出意大利,寻找他们的桃源乡。可是,一切美好的想象都还没来得及变成现实,凯瑟琳就因为难产而失去了年轻的生命。

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Rhapsody (1954)
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other title: 狂想曲 / Symphonie des Herzens …
A rich, young beauty, Louise Durant, follows the man she loves and hopes to marry to Zurich where he studies violin at the conservatory. A piano student at the conservatory falls madly in love with Louise. The violinist loves his music first and Louise second. The pianist loves Louise first and his music second. Louise must ultimately choose which man she wants.

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The Swan (1956)
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other title: 天鹅公主 / 天鹅
艾利克斯桑卓(格蕾丝•凯利 Grace Kelly 饰)是含着金汤匙出生的贵族千金小姐,从小到大都过着衣食无忧养尊处优的生活。当她成长到可以婚嫁的年龄时,家门口便排起了长长的求亲队伍,无数的名门绅士都想一吻她的芳泽。 女儿的婚事是艾利克斯桑卓父母心中的头等大事,他们精挑细选,想要给女儿挣得一个好的前程,最终,他们决定将艾利克斯桑卓嫁给尊贵的王子艾伯特(亚利克•基尼斯 Alec Guinness 饰),然而,就在这个节骨眼上,艾利克斯桑卓邂逅了名为尼古拉斯(路易斯•乔丹 Louis Jourdan 饰)的家庭教师,尼古拉斯的出生十分平凡,和艾利克斯桑卓之间有着天壤之别。

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Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
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查尔斯·维多 actor: 多丽丝·黛 / 詹姆斯·卡格尼 …
other title: 爱我否则离开我 / 爱我不要害我 …
一個成功的女人,背後會有個怎樣的男人?本片根據真人真事改編,其實是一個沒有愛情的愛情故事。影片描繪名歌手Ruth Etting 與丈夫兼經理人、芝加哥黑幫頭子的愛恨。她不愛他,但為了成名,接受他的庇護及擺佈;他卻是真心愛她,也尊重她,一心一意幫助她發展事業,始終沒有強佔她。最後,她明星夢是圓了,也為了報恩嫁了他,但是音樂背後的故事,疑幻也似真。舞台巨星對人歡笑背人愁,她背後的男人,何嘗沒有淒酸?