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Love Affair

Date: 1939
Type: Romance / Drama
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Black andd White
Director: Leo McCarey
Producer: Leo McCarey

Comment/Synopsis

A French playboy (Charles Boyer) and an American woman (Irene Dunne) fall in love on a boat trip across the Atlantic despite each being engaged to someone else. They arrange to meet 6 months later at the top of the Empire State building when they have both got jobs. However rushing to get to the meeting she has a car accident. This is a good romance, that mixes well the romance, the story and some lighter scenes. Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer give good performances in the lead roles, with Irene Dunne getting an Oscar nomination for her performance. The film was remade in colour as An Affair To Remember with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.

Actors


Irene DunneIrene Dunne
Charles BoyerCharles Boyer
Maria OuspenskayaMaria Ouspenskaya
Lee BowmanLee Bowman
Astrid AllwynAstrid Allwyn
Maurice Moscovich

Oscars

Nomination - Best Picture
Nomination - Best Actress - Irene Dunne
Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Maria Ouspenskaya
Quotes
The things we like best are either illegal, immoral or fattening.
Michel: Top of the Empire State Building?
Terry McKay: Yes. That's it right there. It's the tallest building in the world - you can't miss that. It's the nearest thing to heaven we have in New York.
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Love Affair