Humoresque

A Beautiful Woman Is Most Dangerous When She´s In Love!

Glamorous socialite Helen Wright (Joan Crawford) takes what she wants - clothes, alcohol, men - uses them up and tosses them aside. Then she meets brilliant young violinist Paul Boray (John Garfield). But this is one toy she can´t break. Instead, her love for Paul brings Helen to the breaking point.

In this acclaimed and profound exploration of desire, Crawford makes Helen a rich, layered character torn between selfless love and selfish impulses. Garfield matches her as the driven genius. Humoresque´s production values extend to the musical interludes, dubbed by Isaac Stern. Garfield´s dazzling technique is thanks to two real violinists hidden behind him one to do the fingering and one the bow work. Bravo!