Question 1

Which real-life tragedy mirrors a storyline in The Story of Three Loves?

Accepted Answer

Pier Angeli plays a girl who tries to end her life; in real life, she tragically did so with pills.

Question 2

How did Moira Shearer's role in this film lead to a casting change in Brigadoon?

Accepted Answer

Producer Arthur Freed hoped to cast Shearer as Fiona in Brigadoon, but schedule conflicts with her ballet engagements led to Cyd Charisse being cast instead.

Question 3

What challenge did composer Miklós Rózsa face for a ballet scene?

Accepted Answer

MGM gave Rózsa only a week's notice to compose a ballet for Moira Shearer. He said it was beyond his range and instead selected Rachmaninoff's 'Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini'.

Question 4

Which segment of this film may have inspired a later Tom Hanks hit?

Accepted Answer

The second story 'Mademoiselle' shares similarities with Tom Hanks' 1990s hit Big, suggesting the writer of the latter may have been inspired by the former.

Question 5

What was Ricky Nelson's notable first acting role in this film?

Accepted Answer

The film features Ricky Nelson's first acting role where he did not play himself.

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