Love Affair (1939)
A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.
- Leo McCarey
- James H. Anderson
- Delmer Daves
- Donald Ogden Stewart
- Mildred Cram
- Leo McCarey
Rating: 7.052/10 by 105 users
Alternative Title:
Tú y yo - ES
Elle et lui - FR
暧昧关系 - CN
缘份的天空 - CN
风流韵事 - CN
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Français
Runtime: 01 hour 28 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: new york city, orphanage, madeira, artist, ocean liner, champagne, playboy, love, singer, chapel, grandmother, empire state building, ocean voyage, shipboard romance, shawl, scheduled rendezvous
A classy feature from Leo McCarey, this one. Charles Boyer is a playboy crossing the Atlantic on a luxury liner; he meets and falls in love with Irene Dunne, a talented chanteuse heading to New York. They agree to meet six months later once he has become less of a rake and is able to support them both. On that fateful day, she arrives at the Empire State Building only to be involved in a paralysing car accident of which he - already at the top of the tower - is and remains unaware. It's a gentle, well acted melodrama with a simple, engaging plot and two charismatic leads. The writing is a touch on the sentimental side at times, but it's still a lovely film to watch 80 years after it was made.
