Der Mann ihrer Träume (1950)
33KDer Mann ihrer Träume: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael. A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
“A decent Hollywood film, but only if you take it as Hollywood and check reality at the door. It was based on a book that the author, Dorothy Baker, admitted was u0026quot;inspiredu0026quot; by the life of Bix and his music. Most professional jazz musicians and Bix contemporaries find much of it, especially the search for u0026quot;high notes,u0026quot; laughable, and an inaccurate portrayal of any musicianu0026#39;s life, let alone Bixu0026#39;s. Many of those same people find the film even more flawed…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, that said, this is good Hollywood. Classic Curtiz work with many of the same nuances youu0026#39;ll find in Casablanca (youu0026#39;ll enjoy the use of smoke and shadow in the b/w environment). It was a film that many of the leads reportedly did not enjoy making (subject matter hit a little too close to home for Hoagy Carmichael and Doris Day), but that does not seem to seep into the film too much. Lauren Bacall satisfyingly fills the role of the sultry wrong woman, Day is terribly wholesome but alluring, and any chance to see Hoagy on screen is worth the price of a rental. Now, if only the Kirk Douglasness of Kirk Douglas could have been turned down a hair…”
