''Serenade'' or ''Schubert's Serenade'' (french: Sérénade) is a 1940 French

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by Jean Boyer and starring

Lilian Harvey Lilian Harvey (born Helene Lilian Muriel Pape; 19 January 1906 – 27 July 1968) was an Anglo-German actress and singer, long based in Germany, where she is best known for her role as Christel Weinzinger in Erik Charell's 1931 film ''Der Kongr ...

, Louis Jouvet and

Bernard Lancret Bernard Lancret (4 September 1912 – 5 September 1983) was a French film actor. He appeared in over thirty films between 1935 and 1956 in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the composer Franz Schubert in the 1940 film '' Sér� ...

. It portrays a fictional romance between the Austrian composer

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

and an English dancer. The film was the first of two the Anglo-German actress Lillian Harvey made in France, after leaving

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

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* 1940 films French historical romance films French black-and-white films 1940s historical romance films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jean Boyer Films set in Vienna Films set in the 19th century Films about composers Films about classical music and musicians Films scored by Paul Abraham Cultural depictions of Franz Schubert Depictions of Ludwig van Beethoven on film Cultural depictions of Klemens von Metternich Films set in the Austrian Empire 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub