
A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet.
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, Bitter Sweet leans on a strong ensemble — Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, George Sanders — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1940.
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In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
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