Dear Heart

Released Dec 2, 1964

1 hr. 54 min.

Comedy

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33%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

70%

100+ Ratings

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Bubbly, middle-aged Evie Jackson (Geraldine Page) has been single and alone for quite some time. When she attends a postmasters' convention at a New York City hotel, she meets rakish greeting card salesman Harry Mork (Glenn Ford) and falls in love. Unfortunately, Harry wants to settle down and is set to marry Phyllis (Angela Lansbury), a widow with a teenage son. Harry, however, soon realizes that Phyllis may not be as excited about the prospect of domestic life as he is.

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The film has its detractors but watching this excellent cast is worth your time. Yes, it's a bit stilted and the sexual innuendo is dated, but the performances outweigh all that.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Geraldine Page is the reason to watch. She plays a unique, outgoing spinster who seeks love. She loves to hear her name called in lobbies by bell boys, leaves herself messages from fictitious men and is the kindest of souls. Much of the movie trips over its self, but Page soars.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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steve d

The actors are fairly effective but the script is just ok.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Lee W

Oh man. One of the most annoying movies ever made. Geraldine Page plays the kind of person most people run from; the one who asks you a lot of personal questions in the elevator. For some reason this enchants the already dull as dirt Glenn Ford. Great You two deserve each other. Torture.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/20

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paul h

A wonderful movie about love, but unlike most Hollywood movies about love, this one is painful to watch because it deals with another side of love that most of us refuse to acknowledge. Love is not always found in the end of a movie or in life. Too often, it is a sad and melancholy process that tugs on your heart with silent cries for help. As in real life, the leading characters in this movie just can't quite figure out how to make love and life work together. This movie dedicates itself to those who have struggled and lost in the daily quest for happiness.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Geraldine Page can, unlike most actors, demonstrate emotion and nuance through her actions. No dialog need be spoken. Page was a genius in this regard and the only actor at the time to be able to pull this movie together, which she does quite fabulously. The Henry Mancini score is also a standout.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Delbert Mann

Director

Glenn Ford

Harry Mork

Geraldine Page

Evie Jackson

Michael Anderson Jr.

Patrick

Barbara Nichols

June Loveland

Patricia Barry

Mitchell

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

[Dear Heart] is a stale, dull and humorless pretension at what its producers dare to describe as "gay, sophisticated comedy," and it makes almost scandalous misuse of the recognized talents of Geraldine Page.

May 9, 2005

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a slow-moving drama that's been suffused with a whole host of ineffective, time-wasting attributes...

Rated: 1.5/4

Feb 19, 2021

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Joan Didion

Vogue

It's a kind of middle-class Marty, a less melancholy Summertime, and, for an hour-and-a-half out of two, touching and pleasant to watch.

Mar 16, 2020

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Wendy Michener

Maclean's Magazine

Geraldine Page is clearly a most desirable woman, so they have given her the handicap of a poisonous personality, and most men in the audience may wonder why on earth Glenn Ford, of all people, wants to spend the rest of his life with her.

Jun 27, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A pleasant offbeat romantic comedy about middle-aged opposites making a love connection against all odds.

Rated: B-

Jul 6, 2014

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 3, 2005

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Synopsis

Bubbly, middle-aged Evie Jackson (Geraldine Page) has been single and alone for quite some time. When she attends a postmasters' convention at a New York City hotel, she meets rakish greeting card salesman Harry Mork (Glenn Ford) and falls in love. Unfortunately, Harry wants to settle down and is set to marry Phyllis (Angela Lansbury), a widow with a teenage son. Harry, however, soon realizes that Phyllis may not be as excited about the prospect of domestic life as he is.

Director: Delbert Mann
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 2, 1964, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 12, 2017

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