Forget Me Not (1936)

Forget Me Not (1936). Forget Me Not: Directed by Zoltan Korda. With Beniamino Gigli, Joan Gardner, Ivan Brandt, Jeanne Stuart. A young British woman, tricked into believing she was used during a whirlwind romance, marries a gentle widowed Italian opera star, whose songs she and her first love shared.

“After the great tenor Gigli was essentially dropped by the Metropolitan Opera, he went to Europe and made a number of films. I expected little from this 1935 curio, but it surprised me.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story, built around a series of musical numbers by Gigli, is quite effective. Well-written and well-acted by the lead actress, Gigli, and the rest of the cast.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe language barrier between the leads is the most realistic depiction Iu0026#39;ve seen in a film of people attracted to each other but unable to communicate because they donu0026#39;t speak the same language. The early scenes aboard the ocean liner are very well-done and give one the real flavor of crossing the Atlantic in the 1930s.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd there is real suspense about how it will end. This is no great film, but you do care about the characters. I was nearly biting my nails to find out what decision the conflicted heroine would make at the end.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is not the film to appreciate Gigliu0026#39;s brilliant singing, which is poorly recorded by the British sound engineers, but itu0026#39;s very worth seeing. I actually had tears in my eyes during the final plot twists. Recommended!”