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      Love and Pain (and the Whole Damn Thing)

      PG Released Apr 19, 1973 1 hr. 49 min. Romance Comedy List
      Reviews 65% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Walter Elbertson (Timothy Bottoms), the handsome and restless son of an American doctor (Charles Baxter) isn't sure what he wants out of life. While touring Spain, Walter meets Lila Fisher (Maggie Smith), a pretty older British woman. Initially striking up a friendship with Lila, the awkward Walter soon falls for her, despite their age difference. The two begin an unlikely romance, leading to moments of both charming comedy and disarming poignancy. Read More Read Less

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      Doug D I remembered seeing this quirky little gem of a movie in High school back in 1972 or so , and never forgot it . A great but quiet love affair develops between the two main characters ( a young Timothy Bottoms and Maggie Smith.) Ir takes place in Spain . The humor , acting , cinematography and music are also top notch . Definitely worth a watch ! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/23/23 Full Review Audience Member The best romance movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review lynn d I saw this film when it first came out and absolutely loved it. Touching, funny, fun. I just bought the DVD and am looking forward to seeing it again. The scene that sticks out in my mind is Maggie Smith leaving the lavatory. Almost forty years ago, and I still remember it fondly, and there have been so many films since then that I forgot I've even seen. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Not bad, a bit slow. Nice cinematography of the spanish countryside. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member great spanish locations fill this drama I just recently discovered this '70's gem. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member ★★1/2 (out of four) A small, unpretentious little film from director Alan J. Pacula, who also made films like "The Sterile Cuckoo" and "Sophie's Choice". It is quiet, but a little too quiet which borders it on the uninvolving. Timothy Bottoms plays a college age student who takes a bicycle tour through Spain. He meets a Britsih woman, played by Maggie Smith, who is on anothert tour. She is older than him, but they hit it off and they leave their respected vacations to travel together. There is more going on than that, but I don't want to spoil anything. No surprise here is that the performances make the film, the story is not overly captivating. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Zeppo1/Loveandpaint.jpg[/IMG] Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dennis Harvey 48 Hills It was a peculiarly soft, slapsticky interlude for director Alan J. Pakula between such quintessentially hard-edged 1970s classics as Klute, The Parallax View, and All the President’s Men... Feb 13, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Cheerfully dreary. Rated: B- Oct 29, 2010 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy One of those immensely modest little 1970s dramedy gems that nobody talks about... but every time anyone sees one of them, their response is always the same: "that was a great little movie". Rated: 9/10 Sep 26, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Walter Elbertson (Timothy Bottoms), the handsome and restless son of an American doctor (Charles Baxter) isn't sure what he wants out of life. While touring Spain, Walter meets Lila Fisher (Maggie Smith), a pretty older British woman. Initially striking up a friendship with Lila, the awkward Walter soon falls for her, despite their age difference. The two begin an unlikely romance, leading to moments of both charming comedy and disarming poignancy.
      Director
      Alan J. Pakula
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 19, 1973, Limited
      Release Date (DVD)
      Sep 8, 2009