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Peter Ibbetson

Play trailer Poster for Peter Ibbetson Released Nov 7, 1935 1h 28m Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter (Gary Cooper) is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project with the Duke (John Halliday) and Duchess of Towers (Ann Harding). When Peter and the duchess become great friends, she reveals that she is Mary -- but the duke soon suspects his wife of infidelity and challenges Peter to a duel, threatening the pair's second chance.

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Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) The film is floridly romantic in a way that might invite snickers if it weren’t so downright weird and if the players in front of and behind the camera weren’t absolutely on their game. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 12, 2022 Full Review Zita Short InSession Film Peter Ibbetson is primarily distinguished by Charles Lang’s cinematography, which perfectly conjures up the dreamy, hallucinatory atmosphere that leaves audience members on edge. Feb 1, 2023 Full Review Frank J. Avella Edge Media Network Peter Ibbetson is definitely worth a look for film lovers and Cooper fans. Expect the unexpected. Rated: B Aug 19, 2021 Full Review Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine Awfully dated and sentimentally sappy but finely acted by Ann Harding and Gary Cooper... Apr 20, 2020 Full Review Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Romantic, though rather tearful. Jul 22, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Incredibly peculiar. Rated: B- Oct 21, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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S R 1001 movies to see before you die (added later). An interesting melodrama focused on a powerful love affair from childhood to death. Fascinating side of Cooper I hadn't seen and some interesting dream sequences. Saw on YouTube. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/24 Full Review Steve D Insane amounts of melodrama sinks it for me. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review William L I'm not sure what I was expecting, but what I got wasn't it, and you have to give Peter Ibbetson credit for at least being different in its approach to the romantic melodrama. A very predictable initial romance (pair of young playmates grow fond of one another are separated, realizing as time goes on that they are in love despite having not seen in each other since the age of four or so, and who are eventually brought back together by chance to test their love against adversity) gives way to a strange, surrealist final half hour or so, as circumstances have forced the two apart physically but they reconnect in dreams. While the premise seems interesting, it just doesn't pan out; their romance is never really justified or established well, so seeing it endure so resolutely in highly dramatized sequences feels insincere. The acting is spotty, even with a young Gary Cooper, and so much of the romance feels like a daytime soap opera in the first hour. Points for trying to be creative, though. (2.5/5) Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/21 Full Review Audience Member The best movie I've evern Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review laurent b This film was regarded as a masterpiece by the french "surrealists". It's moving, deep, and much more... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The best romance movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter (Gary Cooper) is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project with the Duke (John Halliday) and Duchess of Towers (Ann Harding). When Peter and the duchess become great friends, she reveals that she is Mary -- but the duke soon suspects his wife of infidelity and challenges Peter to a duel, threatening the pair's second chance.
Director
Henry Hathaway
Producer
Louis D. Lighton
Screenwriter
Vincent Lawrence, Waldemar Young
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 7, 1935, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 11, 2017
Runtime
1h 28m