Sunday, 6 January 2008

An Affair to Remember (1957)

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"There must be something between us, even if it's only an ocean."

Is there a 54-year-old who today could be cast as Cary Grant was here? I doubt it, which is testament as much to Grant's looks and charm as it perhaps is to the relative dearth of alternatives at the time :)

Taking nothing away from Grant and Kerr but their directions haven't aged too well, and the film is far too overtly Catholic. Still, meaning is in the mind of the receiver and as a simple morality tale it plays to its' strengths - it's never too late, and you're never too old (even at 54) to find what you never knew you wanted, nor to forgive others - and yourself.

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