Here’s a little tour of classical music in the movies. The interesting thing about so much of this—and the reason it so captured the imagination of many of my generation and drove us to the record store—is that the music was actually used by these movies. The movies gave something back to the music they were appropriating—something exciting. The music drove the action, enhanced the images, and the images enhanced the music.
Priceless
The Story: A lady of easy virtue loses her sugar daddy through an indiscretion with a hotel barman and sets out in search of a new source of income -- with the barman in close pursuit. The Lowdown: Wit, style and charm -- along with the irresistible Audrey Tautou and the likable Gad Elmaleh --…