The film was a remake of the 1939 film love affair, starring irene dunn and charles boyer. A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the empire state building but will it happen. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl. Filmed in cinemascope and deluxe color, it was distributed by 20th century fox. An affair to remember, director leo mccareys sceneforscene remake of his own 1939 film leo mccarey, isnt really an improvement on the original, but its equally as enjoyable. We ran a successful indiegogo campaign in november and december that took up a lot of time. An affair to remember is a 1957 american romance film directed by leo mccarey and starring cary grant and deborah kerr. An affair to remember is a charming movie, with a great scenario and excellent dialogs. See more ideas about an affair to remember, deborah kerr and cary grant. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. The scene at grandmas was kind of grating but paled in comparison to that musical number with those goofylooking kids. It contains all the elements the audience is looking for in an entertaining film.
It has two marvelous stars, a timeless plot, and it transports the audience to a different world. An affair to remember had the same writer director as love affair and the two are almost identical on a scenetoscene basis. With rudy behlmer, peter bogdanovich, eric braun, curtis harrington. There is a reason why an affair to remember has remained a classic over the years. Clint eastwood, jean seberg and their affair to remember.
Love affair 1994 exfootball star mike gambril meets terry mckay on a flight to sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. An affair to remember is one of the most popular love stories ever made in hollywood. The film is a remake of the 1939 film love affair with charles boyer and irene dunne and of the 1957 film an affair to remember with cary grant and deborah kerr, both directed by leo mccarey. Tepnapa you mayhave noticed 100 films before summer has been on a bit of a hiatus. He renamed his movie an affair to remember and remembered it has been indeed. Marys, my son john and an affair to remember while focusing mainly on screwball comedies during the 1930s, mccarey turned. Leo mccareys 1957 remake of his 1939 masterpiece love affair, coscripted with delmer daves and shot in color and scope, is his last great film a tearjerker with comic interludes and cosmic. An affair to remember by leo mccarey cary grant, deborah. Jerry wald and leo mccarey turn this remake of the 1939 love affair into a winning film. Film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 makeup department 2 production management 1 second unit director or assistant. Many fans would hail it as the most romantic movie ever made. What really contributed to the 1957 film s success, however, was its academy awardnominated theme song, an affair to remember or our love affair. He died on july 5, 1969 in santa monica, california. The story was first told in leo mccareys 1939 classic love affair.
An affair to remember see the entire list of films 1957, 119 minutes director. An affair to remember, using plenty of attractive settings on and off the uss. Nearly twenty years later, mccarey remade his own film, relying almost entirely on the very same screenplay. He also wanted to see if he was still as good a writer and director as he had been. Though somewhat erratic, the picture of remember mostly looked quite good for its age sharpness presented the discs main problems. The official title card reads leo mccareys an affair to remember. Remake of mccareys own love affair of 1939, with grant and kerr taking over from. A remake of his 1939 film love affair, director leo mccarey had hoped to pump up his sagging career after a five year absence from the big screen and hit paydirt when an affair to remember became the. An affair to remember posted on march 2, 2019 in benefit and fundraising entertainment, featured, rockys favorites i am excited to announce that i will be a part of the 5th annual benefit gala for the lincoln city cultural center lccc in lincoln city, or in may. This film is a remake of 1939 love affair, starring irene dunne and charles boyer. An affair to remember 1957 classic hollywood central. Director leo mccarey dresses his sophisticated comedy of sexual manners in an atmosphere of rhinestoneencrusted dresses, impeccably pressed dinner suits. An affair to remember received four academy award nominations for best cinematography, costume design, original score, and best song. It is considered one of the most romantic films of all time, according to the american film institute.
American actress jean seberg and husband francois moreuil arrive on. An affair to remember, director leo mccareys sceneforscene remake of his own 1939 film love affair, isnt really an improvement on the original, but its equally as enjoyable. With its mix of sophistication and sentimentality, the film offers one of the most complete expressions of leo mccareys personality as a writer director. An affair to remember is a love story that perfectly combines melodrama with a touch of. This 1957 romantic comedymelodrama is unusual for a couple of reasons.
An affair to remember is a film directed by leo mccarey with cary grant, deborah kerr, richard denning, neva patterson, year. In this legendary tearjerker, the worlds most eligible bachelor cary grant is set to marry an heiress. One of the thenrare examples of a director remaking his own film, leo mccareys 1957 remake of his 1939 love affair casts cary grant and. The film was a remake of mccareys 1939 film love affair, starring irene dunne and charles boyer. In 1957, leo mccarey was a director out of vogue and out of favor, so he tried to restart his career by remaking his 1939 film love affair rechristened an affair to remember. But director nora ephron revitalized interest in the timeworn tale by paying reverential homage to it in her own film, using numerous clips and borrowing a critical plot element. I didnt see the 1939 film, but it seems that this remake is very faithful to the original which is understandable, as both films had the same director, leo mccarey. However, an unfortunate accident keeps her from the reunion, and he fears.
A man and a woman have a romance while on a cruise from europe to new york. Cary grant was cary grant, nothing remarkable or disappointing, just like the allegedly landmark chemistry between himself and deborah kerr. An affair to remember, director leo mccareys sceneforscene remake of his own 1939 film love affair, isnt really an improvement on the original, but its. One, two, or three love affairs to remember morrill. Writer director mccarey came up with the initial idea for the story while taking a cruise with his wife. Video archive for the film an affair to remember, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1957. Actors cary grant and deborah kerr share a moment in the motion picture an affair to remember an affair to remember. Not only is it sung by vic damone at the beginning of the film, but is also sung later in the film by terry mckay, deborah kerrs leading character. The wald featurette is similar, but more personal, gathering interviews with his sons, brother. This alltime champion weepie gained a new fan base when it was excerpted in the 1993 tom hanksmeg ryan hit sleepless in seattle. An exnightclub singer falls in love with a wealthy bachelor on a transatlantic liner, but an accident prevents her from attending their subsequent rendezvous.
Cary grant and deborah kerr in an affair to remember 1957 see all 84. One of the thenrare examples of a director remaking his own film, leo mccareys 1957 remake of his 1939 love affair casts cary grant and deborah kerr as lovers for the second time, in parts originated by charles boyer and irene dunne. Both engaged to others, they become romantic on board the ship sent to take. Sailing from europe to new york to reunite with his lovely celebrity fiancee, miss lois clarke, and her enviable inheritance, the great seducer will cross paths with the charming professional singer, terry mckay, who is returning to her lover. An affair to remember has as long a lineage as nearly any film. Cary grant and deborah kerr, highprofile types both engaged to be married to other people, meet and. Despite being engaged to other people, both agree to reunite at the top of the empire state building in six months. With cary grant, deborah kerr, richard denning, neva patterson. Delmer daves, donald ogden stewart, mildred cram, from their script for the 1939 film love affair with cary grant, deborah kerr, richard denning, neva patterson, cathleen nesbitt. An affair to remember directed by leo mccarey available. The suave cosmopolitan and firstrate philanderer, nickie ferrante, has finally decided to settle down. Cary grant and deborah kerr, highprofile types both engaged to be married to other people, meet and fall in love during an ocean voyage.
While the majority of the film came across as acceptably concise and accurate, the image. He was involved in nearly 200 movies, the most well known today being duck soup, make way for tomorrow, the awful truth, going my way, the bells of st. Struck by the number of people who had called love affair the best romantic film they had ever seen, he decided the time was ripe for a remake. The evening begins with what may well be cary grants bestremembered film, an affair to remember. The leo mccarey program is about the director s life and career, with just a pitstop to an affair to remember, with interviews from film scholars, including peter bogdanovichthe same folks who discuss the style of the movie in the last documentary. The result was an affair to remember 1957, one of the most popular love stories ever made in hollywood. In a rare move for a hollywood film of the 50s, the director was credited in the film s title.
An affair to remember is a 1957 film starring cary grant, deborah kerr, richard denning. An affair to remember appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2. And i wanted to see it again before tackling additional films by director leo mccarey a little later this year as one of my 5 directors x 5 unseen films. Watch an affair to remember online stream full movie. Backstory an affair to remember tv episode 2001 imdb. But unfortunately for his bridetobe, while hes traveling alone on a luxury liner he meets. Its a more successful remake of a critical and box office hit.
Cary grant and deborah kerr, highprofile types both engaged to be married to. Clint eastwood, color transparencies of him in a car with a camera in 1962. Thomas leo mccarey october 3, 1898 july 5, 1969 was an american film director, screenwriter, and producer. By the time sleepless in seattle was released in 1993, the reputation of an affair to remember as a romantic classic had been firmly cemented for a few decades.
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