Where to Watch La Symphonie fantastique (1947)

Want to behold the glory that is 'La Symphonie fantastique' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Christian-Jaque-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'La Symphonie fantastique' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'La Symphonie fantastique' right now, here are some finer points about the Continental Films drama flick.

Released December 6th, 1947, 'La Symphonie fantastique' stars Jean-Louis Barrault, Renée Saint-Cyr, Lise Delamare, Jules Berry The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a user score of 57 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 7 well-known users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The film is biographical, telling the story of the life and artistic struggles of the French composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz is shown as a recalcitrant medical student in an anatomy class dreaming of becoming a composer; at a demonstration during a performance at the Paris Opéra conducted by Habeneck; at supper with other young artists (Hugo, Janin, Dumas, Mérimée, Delacroix); and chasing after his future wife Harriet Smithson, after a performance of Hamlet. Also depicted are his life in a garret, while suffering from an illness due to an abscess in the throat; a visit from his mother who curses him; and the composition of the Symphonie fantastique. The film then shows his marital breakdown, the premiere of his opera Benvenuto Cellini, his travels throughout Europe, his second marriage to Marie Recio (called "Marie Martin" in the film), public acceptance in old age and reconciliation with his son." .