{"id":50533,"date":"2020-08-23T15:49:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T22:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50533"},"modified":"2021-01-23T09:40:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T16:40:09","slug":"voice-in-the-wind-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50533","title":{"rendered":"Voice in the Wind (1944)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Every man has to fight with the weapon for which he&#8217;s best fitted &#8212; and your weapon is music.&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Poster-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-50534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Poster-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Poster-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Poster-128x83.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Poster-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Poster-1536x998.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Poster-416x270.jpg 416w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Poster.jpg 1539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA Czech concert pianist (Francis Lederer) tortured by the Nazis for playing Smetana&#8217;s &#8220;The Moldau&#8221; is wandering as an amnesiac on a Caribbean island, where his wife (Sigrid Gurie) lies dying from the heartache of losing him.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amnesia<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<li>Refugees<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis well-intended but relentlessly gloomy, tediously paced flashback drama lingers for more than 15 minutes in an ill-defined opening space (which turns out to be the refugee mid-way island of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guadeloupe\">Guadaloupe in the Antilles<\/a>) on an unnamed woman (Gurie) in a deathbed: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Gurie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Gurie.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Gurie.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Gurie-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Gurie-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Gurie-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and a pianist (Lederer) who seems to have no memory. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Pianist.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Pianist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Pianist.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Pianist-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Pianist-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Pianist-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once we&#8217;re finally given a glimpse back into their life together (yes, they were a couple), we see that Lederer was banished from Europe for daring to a play a Czech nationalist song during a broadcast concert: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Concert.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Concert.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"719\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Concert.png 719w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Concert-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Concert-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Concert-404x270.png 404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and is now stranded on an island by the captain of a &#8220;murder boat&#8221; (i.e., a boat intended to take refugees partway to America and no further). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Murder-Boat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Murder-Boat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Murder-Boat.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Murder-Boat-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Murder-Boat-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Murder-Boat-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given that this film was made and released during the midst of WWII, it makes sense that audience members might be shocked to hear about this type of atrocity, and grateful for a chance to hiss at venal Nazis &#8212; but these days it simply comes across as poorly acted and overly melodramatic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some beautiful piano music<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Piano.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Piano.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Piano.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Piano-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Piano-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Voice-in-the-Wind-Piano-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; there&#8217;s no need to seek this one out. Listed as a Sleeper and a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book (though I can&#8217;t imagine it currently being one). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037438\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1944\/03\/16\/archives\/review-1-no-title-voice-in-the-wind-drama-at-victoria-ali-baba.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Every man has to fight with the weapon for which he&#8217;s best fitted &#8212; and your weapon is music.&#8221; Synopsis: A Czech concert pianist (Francis Lederer) tortured by the Nazis for playing Smetana&#8217;s &#8220;The Moldau&#8221; is wandering as an amnesiac on a Caribbean island, where his wife (Sigrid Gurie) lies dying from the heartache of losing him. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amnesia Flashback Films Musicians Refugees Star-Crossed Lovers World War II Review: This well-intended but relentlessly gloomy, tediously paced&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50533\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50533"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65319,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50533\/revisions\/65319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}