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THE STORY OF THREE LOVES – Miklós Rózsa
GREATEST SCORES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Original Review by Craig Lysy
In 1952 MGM Studios decided to embark on a technicolor romantic anthology film, which would consist of three stories; “The Jealous Lover”, “Mademoiselle” and “Equilibrium”. Sidney Franklin was assigned production with a budget of $2.5 million, John Collier and George Froeschel were hired to write the three screenplays, and two directors were hired; Vincente Minnelli for “Mademoiselle” and Gottfried Reinhardt for “The Jealous Lover” and “Equilibrium”. The cast of “The Jealous Lover” included James Mason as Charles Coudray, Moira Shearer as Paula Woodward, and Agnes Moorehead as Lydia. The cast of “Mademoiselle” featured; Leslie Caron as Mademoiselle, Ricky Nelson as Thomas Clayton Campbell Jr., Ethel Barrymore as Mrs. Hazel Pennicott, and Farley Granger as Thomas the young man. The cast of “Equilibrium” included; Kirk Douglas as Pierre Narval, Pier Angeli as Nina Burkhardt. Read more…

