An Affair to Remember [DVD] [1957]

Old permatan doing his smoothie routine polished and insincere and Deborah Kerr doing her noble best to resist him then falling for Mr Slicky. I enjoyed the onboard manoeuvres but the latter half was spoiled by saccharine scenes with cute kids and an unconvincing story of poor me by Kerr after an accident which blew their planned rencontre . Not my cuppa tea . Love Kerr though .

Love this film.

I loved every moment of this great movie. It must be one of the most romantic things I ever saw on the screen and the two main actors are simply unbelievably perfect. Below, more of my impressions, with some LIMITED SPOILERS.Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant), is a man in his late 40s and a well-known playboy who until the beginning of the film had a pleasant but rather futile life. Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) is a gal in her late 30s, who until the beginning of this film had a relatively comfortable but rather unsatisfying life. They are both involved with someone else. They meet aboard the Transatlantic ocean liner SS Constitution en route from Europe to New York and their first meeting doesn't go all that well. And then the film really begins and I will say nothing more about the story.This film is a remake of 1939 "Love Affair", starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer. I didn't 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."An affair to remember" is a charming movie, with a great scenario and excellent dialogs. Both main actors were talented and experienced and director Leo McCarey led them with the skill of a great master. I don't think there is one scene or one dialog line which can be faulted here. Watching this film was pure pleasure from the first to the last second and at the end I had tears in my eyes - even if I am really NOT a young girl...Parts of this film inspired "Sleepless in Seattle", but the story here is very, very different - and I like this film much more. A remake was also made in 1994, with the title switching again to "Love affair" and Warren Beatty and Annette Bening starring. I didn't see it but it bombed totally at the box office, was savaged by critics and was named for Razzie of worst remake or sequel - and honestly, once you saw this film you will probably understand why any idea of making a remake was probably a bad one. "An affair to remember" still didn't age one bit and I think it never will and remaking it is simply useless...I will keep this review deliberately short because I really don't want to provide any spoilers. It is a GREAT MASTERPIECE, deservedly loved and considered as one of the BEST LOVE STORIES ever shown on the screen. Buy it, watch it, love it and keep it for your children. ENJOY!

A little difficult to initially establish the storyline, but finally got there- I think!

I first saw this film when I was fifteen and at the end, you could hear the sound of weeping throughout the cinema. I absolutely loved it, for its glamour, gentle romance and bitter-sweet ending. I also developed a lifelong enthusiasm for heart-throb Cary Grant. I still think he was the most gorgeous creature on two legs. (All my heart-throbs are now dead - Frankie Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Gregory Peck and, above all, the incomparably witty and sophisticated Cary Grant! I, of course, am still 27...)Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr play two people on an ocean liner who, although involved with other people, fall in love. The romance is depicted with gentle sophistication; it comes from an age where there was no premature rolling in the hay and relationships had time to develop naturally and with restraint. Both characters have a past and Nicki, Grant's character, has never had to earn a living or take responsibility. At the end of the cruise, they agree to part for six months in order to sort out their previous relationships and Nicki promises to learn to work for a living,True to the romanticism of the story, he does no do any ordinary job, but becomes a painter and begins to experience success. However, though he waits at their agreed meeting place until midnight (the top of the Empire State Building), Kerr's character, Terry, does not show up. The rest of the film unravels the reason for this until the inevitable happens and they find each other. In the meantime, both grow up, rather belatedly. When the reason for their not meeting is revealed, we all cry.The film is a taste of a gentler, more innocent era, where romantic tension was still possible because of the greater sexual restraint. It is quite charming and, all these years later, I still enjoy watching it.

Cary Grant has long been one of my favourite film stars and in s is so elegant, so amusing and such a good actor.He and Deborah Kerr meet on a cruise ship and fall in love though they are both involved with somebody else. They promise to meet each other at the top of the Empire State Building in six months time. No more because if I give any more details I will give the storyline away though if you have seen Sleepless in Seattle you will probably know as this movie is referenced throughout.Only part of the film that makes me cringe is a ghastly children’s choir which slows down the narrative and the story but as this is a very sentimental film and made in the fifties these moments are to be expected.I love love love this film

I'm huge fan of Cary Grant and this has to be one of my favourites. No sex, no violence, no nudity and no bad language and yet still it is a firm favourite.You have to enjoy old films to put into perspective some of the scenes and if there was one thing I really could not stand it was the awful squawking singing from the children. But thankfully there was not very much of that.Elegant, interesting and divinely pleasant I wish there were a few films like today.