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Affair to Remember (1957) (Ws) |
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Affair to Remember (1957) (Ws)
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by 20th Century Fox
Sales Rank: 918
Price: $9.98
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Get out your handkerchiefs for this four-star weepie, a 1957 remake of the 1939 <I>Love Affair</I>, directed by Leo McCarey, who also made the original. Grant and Kerr are strangers on an ocean liner, involved with other people, but who can't resist each other for a shipboard romance. They decide to test whether this is the real thing by agreeing to split up, then meet in six months atop the Empire State Building. Is there anyone who can resist that setup or the tragic romantic mishap that nearly splits them up? Can you keep dry eyes during the famous finale? Some prefer the original (with Charles Boyer); practically no one liked the underrated 1994 remake with Warren Beatty and Annette Bening. While occasionally a shade slow, this one soars on Grant's charm and Kerr's noble suffering. <I>--Marshall Fine</I>
Viewer Reviews
Leo McCarey's 1957 remake of his 1939 Love Affair stars Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr as two completely different people who end up falling in love on a transatlantic cruise. Nickie Ferrante (Grant) is a smooth-talking playboy who has a new girl every night, but his free reign as a bachelor is coming to an end as he's about to marry millionaire Lois Clark. Terry McKay is a nightclub singer in Boston and is in a long-term relationship. Nickie pursues Terry, who at first refuses, but the two fall deeply in love aboard the SS Constitution and try to hide their blossoming romance from curious onlookers and the ship's photographer. Nickie takes Terry to meet his octogenarian grandmother during a shore leave, and Terry is deeply attracted to the peaceful haven overlooking the Mediterranean.
When they arrive in New York, they agree that they'll meet in six months at the top of the Empire State Building; this will give Nickie time to save up money for a wedding, and for Terry to break the news to her fiancé. But on their six-month anniversary, fate intervenes and all does not go as planned.
An Affair to Remember is practically a carbon copy of Love Affair, with the addition of Technicolor and the theme song sung by Vic Damone. Grant and Kerr have a crackling energy and sparkling repartee that make them a joy to root for (both actors did their share of ad libbing). Some of the scenes, particularly those of Terry teaching a children's choir, felt like unabashed filler (and some modern viewers find the tap dance scene by the only two African-American kids in the choir to be racially offensive). Bonus features include an audio commentary by film critic Joseph McBride and Marni Nixon, the singing voice of Terry McKay, profiles of Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, bios of director McCarey and producer Jerry Wald, a featurette on the look of An Affair to Remember, and a 25-minute AMC backstory of the filming. There's also a poster and stills gallery to peruse. Overall, this is a cute romance, not the best film you'll ever see but one that's had an impact on popular culture for decades, including Sleepless in Seattle (10th Anniversary Edition) and the remake Love Affair.
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