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Summary: This is the best of the three filmed versions
Review: "An Affair to Remember" makes me sick with it's overt sentimentality, but "Love Affair" doesn't. Why? Because Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne keep it from becoming too maudlin. Plus for some reason, it seems simpler and more forthright than the later versions. Probably because it was made before WWII. Whatever the reason, this version is much more satisfying.
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Summary: An affirmation of love + culture in era of Hitler + Stalin.
Review: 'Love Affair' is rightly remembered as one of Hollywood's greatest romances - Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne make such a wonderful, witty, loving couple; and the central sequence at the grandmother's, where the 'real world' is replaced by a timeless, fairy-tale, transformative one, is literally magical. But 'Love Affair' proves how sophisticated Hollywood used to be - look at the way the film moves from public to private, from cynical public marriages and affairs to true private love; and the way its themes are expressed through art - Dunne is a singer, Boyer a painter - which similarly moves from public exploitation to private truth-telling and reconciliation. What makes this such a moving masterpiece, however, is its tacit elegy for a world plunging into totalitarian barbarism, with the dying grandmother and refugee Boyer as the fragile keepers of a terrifyingly vulnerable European culture.
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Summary: Well, quite honestly...
Review: Although this original 1939 version of the thrice-told story is usually hailed as the best of the lot, today it seems slow and more melodramatic than romantic. In the first hashing of this story, Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer play the star-crossed pair on a transatlantic cruiser and fall in love. They plan to meet at the Empire State Building in several months, but an accident prevents Dunne from showing up. The end is perhaps the best scene, in which Boyer discovers what happened to Dunne- it's one of the few believable scenes in the picture. Unfortunately, casting is not as believable. Irene Dunne chirps and quips her way through the picture, and does not seem to be acting up to her caliber until the last emotional scene (Why was this, of all of Dunne's finest performances, nominated for an Oscar?). Charles Boyer fares somewhat better, when that heavy French accent doesn't get in the way. Marie Ouspenskaya is indeed very good as Boyer's wise grandmother. The cinematography is very good, and costumes are very good. Unfortunately, both fail completely saving the picture. For a better version, see "An Affair to Remember" the REAL best of the lot: Chemistry between Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr is much deeper and more enchanting, and glowing Technicolor adds a real nice touch to the story. Even in the role of the grandmother, Cathleen Nesbitt fares better than Marie Ouspenskaya. Although "Affair" is pretty much a shot-for-shot remake of this film, it's worth it to see Cary and Deborah look into each other's eyes.
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Summary: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
Review: Another gem from that sterling year of 1939. Noted for the fact that the script was constantly changing almost daily with additions/improvements; the result is a remarkably seamless and engaging love story. A multi-kleenex weepie inspired countless romantic dreams of true love atop the Empire State Building. An excellent example of a subtle blend of comedy/drama, it's witty at first then becomes more subdued with plenty of romance and drama during the second half; yet it never cloys. The song "Wishing", (which is heard in the children's ward scene) was nominated for best song of 1939 ("Over the Rainbow" won) Leo McCarey remade this as "An Affair to Remember" which is better known--but it's essentially the more artificial and glossier version--any film buff will tell you that this is a much better movie!
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Summary: A classic golden age romance
Review: Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne star in this delightful romance movie, which opens with some brilliant dialogue, then devolves into a convoluted melodrama, as the screenwriters struggle to come up with *some* silly reason these two star-crossed lovers shouldn't get together. Both actors are splendid in their roles.
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Summary: shallow
Review: I bought this dvd because of some of the reviews and I was sorry. The acting, especially the actress', was shallow and unbelievable. How did they fall so deeply in love from just a few conversations? Anyway, my wife chastised me for crying at the end (maybe I was crying over the waste of money?). Now how am I going to get rid of it. The actress made it sound like she would be able to WALK again, so what's the big detail, more time in rehab? I thought that Matrix had a more star-crossed relationship between Trinity and Neo.
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Summary: Bad Quality DVD!
Review: I have to agree that these are bad prints. I bought 5 of these Madacy DVDs and will return all of them. I am not usually very picky about quality. A good VHS tape is just wonderful to me. These DO NOT COME CLOSE TO VHS! The sound quality is so bad, I couldn't get through the film. The hiss is not only audible, it drowns out the soundtrack. The picture has weird artifacts that I have never seen before. I could have tolerated them, but the audio hiss gave me a headache. My guess is that the publisher bought a $2.99 VHS tape of these movies and transferred the tape to DVD. No noise reduction whatsoever. Its like listening to a cheap cassette on a $5.00 walkman--I kid you not! You could do just as good a job in your basement with a VHS tape player and a DVD writer. Come on Madacy, you could have at least suppressed that hiss!
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Summary: super,soothing movie
Review: i love it , though i would like to know about the modern version(Warren Beatty,Annette Benning)
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Summary: the original "Love Affair"
Review: I saw "An Affair to Remember" before I saw "Love Affair." Both of the films are great. Charles Boyer is a great lover, and Irene Dunne is the classic lady. "Love Affair" is possibly the greatest of all three films.
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Summary: A very romantic and entertaining classic film!
Review: I very highly recommend this movie to anyone. It's a very romantic and wonderful film. I'd give it more stars if I could.
It's one of my favorites. They don't make them like this anymore.
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