treeline1 Famous conductor (Oskar Werner) meets young journalist (Barbara Ferris). Though he's married, they begin an love affair and everything is fine until she starts feeling guilty.This absolutely lovely movie is a remake of "Intermezzo," and I think it's much better. Oskar Werner was never sexier and Barbara Ferris is sweet as the young lady. The pace is good, the writing excellent, and the soundtrack of classical themes reinforces the passion between the two characters.This is a sensitive and believable look at an affair. The acting is excellent and it's sure to leave you swooning.

posters639-1 I have watched this film with the wonderful Oskar Werner at least fifteen times and shown it to many friends and relatives. I saved two VHS copies made from Cinemax and a local TV station when shown in the 1970's However, I recently purchased on Ebay a nonprofessional copy transferred to a DVD and the quality is better than my old videos. I also purchased recently an original French movie poster of this film which is far superior to the American poster. As for the film, there are so many favorite and memorable lines, e.g., when Oskar first calls the reporter to set up a meeting with her, his manager asks "Is she pretty?" and Oskar responds: "She is young." The dinner scene with the wife and girl friend is tense and so revealing, as many others have written, when Virginia asks Barbara if she loves music. And the final scene soon after the dinner in which Barbara breaks up with Oskar is devastating, especially if you have ever experienced a breakup with someone you still love and who loves you. And finally, the mystery ending that leaaves the viewer with an unanswered question--did Oskar reconcile with his wife or was he divorced? The only clue might be that he says music is his life. A great film, too long overlooked...perhaps we should all write to Columbia to request that it be released on a DVD.

egabbehe I loved this movie. I saw it once on TV in 1972, and never forgot it. It is a very moving love story, with the exceptional acting of Oskar Werner. It is my favorite movie of his, and he is my favorite actor. He was totally believable as an attractive orchestra conductor, married, in love with a young English girl. The story, the acting, the photography, and the music are wonderful. This movie has not been released officially on video or DVD. I would love to own a DVD of it. I recommend this movie highly. Oskar Werner seems to be playing himself! We are used to seeing Oskar Werner in character parts in American movies. I would love to collect his German movies, but cannot find them. I am a student of German and particularly enjoy hearing Oskar reading German poetry on records, now available on CD's. I am enjoying in particular hearing an interview he gave just before his death (heart attack) in 1984. Oskar Werner was mainly known as a stage actor, and each of his movies is a gem. I have read that his efforts to have his own theater in Salzburg did not work out due to his problems. He was both melancholy and exuberant. As a student of German, and a lover of Vienna, Oskar's home town, I am enthralled with all of his work. This simple movie "Interlude" is my absolute favorite of all of his movies, and highly recommend it. It will show a sexy side to this man which we never see in his other movies, in a very moving love scene. Cheers to Oskar Werner! I miss you, Oskar!

jdeppen Thanks to a contributor from Cleveland who mentioned bovinevideos.com as a place to find a copy of 'Interlude'. I ordered one today and will let you all know how the quality is. I'm not expecting anything great, but felt it was worth $20 to re-visit this old favorite of mine. Like most of the posters here, I saw 'Interlude' in the late '60's and loved it. I thought Barbara Ferris was charming, Oskar Werner was stolid but convincing as the conductor, and the music was just terrific. Buying the soundtrack album led me to appreciate some of the classical pieces which had previously been unfamiliar to me. And, of course, a little bit of the great Cleese couldn't hurt.Look for my memory lane post in a week or so. Let's see, the title song began, "Time....is like a dream...."