Love Affair

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David F This movie gave us the fateful meeting atop the Empire State Building trope that has permeated romantic films ever since. There is little else about the film to savour, however. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Rosana B Assistindo simultaneamente, porem alternadamente, Love Affair, de 1939 e seu remake An Affair to Remember, de 1957, ambos mantém a mesma ideia e até mesmo a repetição dos diálogos, sendo a versão de 57 levemente, mas expandida com acréscimo de duração, a versão colorizada de 39 o aproxima ainda mais ao seu sucessor, tanto na qualidade técnica quanto no desempenho final… Tão lindo, comovente, trágico, dramático e romântico, a moda antiga… Fofo... Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/24 Full Review Leaburn O Superior to its more famed successor, An Affair to Remember, this one has more chemistry between the leads and a touching performance from the grandma. A lot to enjoy about this classic and pleased I got to watch it. Saw this one on BBC iPlayer. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/15/23 Full Review isla s As a classic black and white 'weepy' type film, this is quite good. Its a bit cheesy but it has some nice dialogue and decent performances and its quite watchable. It may not be entirely what you expect but I would suggest tissues aren't a bad idea if your particularly prone to crying when watching films. I'd recommend this film, yes. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Directed by Leo McCarey, this 1939 romantic classic is the first and best version of the old warhorse of a fateful shipboard romance between an aimless playboy and a nightclub singer, both engaged but appearing to be destined to reunite on the top floor of the Empire State Building. The elaborate, shot-for-shot 1957 remake again directed by McCarey with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr is much better known, and Warren Beatty even saw fit to remake it yet again with his wife Annette Bening for a 1994 update featuring an 87-year old Katharine Hepburn in her last film role. But it all started with this more modest film starring a smart, luminous Irene Dunne as Terry McKay and Charles Boyer all continental charm as Michel Marnet. The story is as contrived as ever, but the script co-written by McCarey, Mildred Cram, Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden Stewart is full of clever dialogue to go with the soap opera elements. It's too bad the print condition is so bad given that it has fallen into the public domain, but you can still get a strong sense of the craftsmanship behind the film, especially Rudolph Maté's soft-focus cinematography. Even though Maria Ouspenskaya gives her most sympathetic performance as Grandmother Janou (she was wonderfully malevolent in "The Wolf Man"), it's really the chemistry between the two stars which keeps this afloat, especially Dunne who was so dexterous in comedy and drama in her prime that she is far superior to either Kerr or Bening. She even gets to sing two songs most winningly, one a Harold Arlen gem called "Sing My Heart". Even though you are likely to know every scene by heart from the 1957 remake, it's still quite worthwhile to enjoy the antiquated charms of the original. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review steve d The story isn't great and it has been done to death. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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