Love Affair

Love Affair

16/3/1939 1h 28m 7.0/10

Overview

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.

Director

Leo McCarey

Top Billed Cast

Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Terry McKay

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

Michel Marnet

Astrid Allwyn

Astrid Allwyn

Lois Clarke

Lee Bowman

Lee Bowman

Kenneth Bradley

Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya

Grandmother

Maurice Moscovitch

Maurice Moscovitch

Maurice Cobert

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/22/2022

7/10

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.

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