A young woman falls in love with an orchestra conductor in Vienna, and they marry. Their marriage, however, is threatened by a wealthy man who sets his sights on the wife.

If you like your movies dripping with 1930s sentiment and songs that sound like they were pulled straight out of a dusty velvet box, you might actually get a kick out of Bitter Sweet. If you’re looking for something that moves faster than a Victorian carriage stuck in the mud, you’re gonna hate this. It’s a very specif...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Herbert Wilcox

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"If you like your movies dripping with 1930s sentiment and songs that sound like they were pulled straight out of a dusty velvet box, you might actually get a kick out of Bitter Sweet. If you’re looking for something that moves faster than a Victorian carriage stuck in the mud, you’re gonna hate this. It’s a very specific kind of period piece, and it doesn't care if you're bored. Anna Neagle is, predictably, the whole show. She has this way of looking at the camera that makes you think she knows..."
Lydia Hayward, Herbert Wilcox, Noël Coward, Monckton Hoffe
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