None but the Lonely Heart is a 1944 American drama romance film. It tells the story of an itinerant young Cockney drifter who reluctantly returns home with no ambitions, but finds that his family needs him. He helps his sickly mother run her shop. To make ends meet, they are both tempted to turn to crime.The movie stars Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore, and Barry Fitzgerald. It is adapted by director Clifford Odets from the novel by Richard Llewelyn.
Film Trailer (1944)
17th Academy Awards:
Ethel Barrymore wins the Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Nominations for Cary Grant, Best Actor; Roland Gross, Best Film Editing; Hanns Eisler and Constantin Bakaleinikoff, for Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture).
The film title None but the Lonely Heart is taken from one of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's loved and best-known popular heart-rending music of the same title, "None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6 No.6," featured in the background music.
Down-and-out Londoner Ernie Mott (Cary Grant) makes the best of things -- here and there, finding love and dabbling in crime. Still, there’s a core of decency in Ernie. But a world of poverty and despair has little use for decency. Screen legend Grant plays Ernie in a milestone work set just before World War II, without the usual Grant elegance; instead, as wistful Cockney Ernie is closer to the star’s ’umble roots, Cary Grant took great pride in his performance, which earned him an Academy Award® nomination as "Best Actor." He also helped lure Ethel Barrymore back to Hollywood, and she responded vibrantly with an Oscar-winning "Best Supporting Actress" portrayal of Ernie’s dying mother. In its ebb and flow you’ll find a moving eloquence close to the heart of the film’s leading man... and the equally moving music of Piotr Tchaikovsky adapted as the film's name... None but the Lonely Heart.
Video Credit:
Tchaikovsky's 'None but the Lonely Heart' interpreted by violinist Joshua Bell. Youtube, uploaded by violinmusicfan. Accessed May 15, 2009.
Image Credit:
'None but the Lonely Heart' theatrical release poster for the 1944 film. en.wikipedia.org. Accessed August 5, 2008.
Resources:
None But the Lonely Heart. en.wikipedia.org. Accessed August 5, 2008
None But the Lonely Heart. IMDb. Accessed August 5, 2008
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