Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

haniaelrawy Charles Boyer is really my favorite leading actor .His performance in the final scene was so touching and impressive.He tried to suppress his anger through smiling and joking but we still feel bitterness in the tone of his voice and deep grief in his eyes. Amazingly he could express his frustration without saying one word of abuse to his lover. I think that no other star in the history of world cinema can ever have such a genuine and subtle performance. when Boyer saw the painting of Terry and realised the whole truth ,his face could reveal the deep sense of shame and regret without uttering one word. In fact Charles Boyer's ability to perform the role of a sincere and dedicated lover is captivating and insuperable. In the remake An Affair To Remember,the effect was less intensive and Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne were really superior and more impressive and there is some differences between the original and the remake.Grant's reaction on seeing Terry's painting was not as deep and impressive as that of Boyer;Grant in the final scene seemed rather angry and investigating Terry in an agressive way and she was nearly humiliated.Boyer on the contrary was quite decent and gentle without hurting his lover's feelings.When Grant's grandmother refers to her hands saying she can't play on the piano,Grant only smiles while holding her hands.Boyer showed deep love and respect when he gently kissed her hands.

swifty77 Nominated for six Oscars way back when, 'Love Affair' starts as an interestingly fresh kind of romance movie. We meet our lovers, Terry and Michel on a boat cruise and the first half of the movie focuses on their bonding: a great tip I learnt from Michel is that taking your girl on her first date to visit your grandmother is a winner. The main reason we never feel guilty that our protagonists are engaging in a softcore affair is that we never really meet their spouses and when they enter the story, we are already rooting for the pairing that is 'Tichel', with their undeniable chemistry. However, after their first meeting goes to shizz when Terry is involved in an accident, the plot starts to slack. The entire last third of the movie turns into a Christmas musical for some reason and although Terry and Michel get their emotional conversation at the end of the movie, you can't help but feel annoyed they didn't get to spend more time together.

richard-1787 The first half of this movie, through the arrival of the steamship in New York, is as good as it gets. Dunne and Boyer are marvelous as the young individuals who discover that, though they are engaged to others, they love each other. Maria Ouspenskaya gives a touching performance as Boyer's grandmother. (Why they are speaking French on Madeira I have no idea, but I guess it doesn't matter.) Once they arrive in New York and Dunne is injured in a car accident the movie seems to lose its focus, however. It's not bad, but it lacks the power it had in the first part.The last scene, however, when Boyer's character, without uttering a word, realizes that Dunne's character cannot walk, is very moving, as is the last several minutes.I haven't seen the remake, An Affair to Remember, in a long time, so I can't compare them. But this is definitely A Movie to Watch.

RogerTheMovieManiac88 'Love Affair' is an astonishingly beautiful and tender movie that, thanks to consummate technical contributions, makes a fair play at being the definitive Hollywood romance. Perusing the credits, one absorbs all those names of legend. From Leo McCarey all the way down, they certainly succeeded in enveloping a relatively straight-forward scenario in the most delicate and all-consuming of atmospheres. McCarey said that he liked his characters 'to walk in clouds' and that he wished to portray a 'little bit of the fairy-tale' in his movies. A dreamy, entrancing mood is created early on and sustained throughout. The soft-focus cinematography of the wonderful Rudolph Mate is instrumental in expressing the fleet-footed and gaily ethereal air of the ship-bound scenes. Such technical excellence, allied to a first-class screenplay by Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden Stewart, gives an added wallop to the emotional impact delivered by several unforgettable acting performances.Chief among these is that of Irene Dunne. This is the finest that I have ever seen her, and that really is saying quite something! 'Love Affair' would have been half the movie it is, with any other actress in the role of Terry. She inhabits the role so perfectly and brings an uncomplicated timelessness to proceedings. The chemistry between Terry and Charles Boyer's Michel is palpable, from their very first inspired meeting through a port-hole window, and this feeds into the ambiance of adventurous light-heartedness. There is a charming, whimsical vitality and freshness to the subliminal glances and little, knowing giggles of the first half.Dunne said that 'comedy demands more timing, pace, shading and subtlety of emphasis. It is difficult to learn but once it is acquired it can be easily slowed down and becomes an excellent foundation for dramatic acting'. The gay abandon of the repartee and ensuing romance is an enduring example of this quote being realised in the most captivating fashion. Dunne is funny and vivacious and reveals what fantastic dramatic capabilities she possessed. Watching 'Love Affair' in a double-bill with 'My Favorite Wife' allows one to realise the incredible range and depth of personality that she managed to impart.The tranquil sojourn on Madeira with Michel's grandmother (Maria Ouspenskaya) adds immeasurable profundity to the movie. The place is so quiet and peaceful that it makes for a tremendous framing device. The audience sees Terry and Michel in a more revealing and personal light away from the prying, inquisitive eyes aboard the ship. It would seem that Boyer suggested the grandmother scenes as a way of fleshing-out his playboy character. It certainly was a swell idea by him, if so!The ensuing tragedy and eventual reconciliation of lovers is beautifully and poignantly presented. 'An Affair to Remember' has rather usurped this movie in the collective consciousness, but the later version has nothing on the texture and feeling that permeates right through this picture. This is the version that should nestle in the hearts of movie-lovers the world over. Otis Ferguson put it well when he said that 'clichés of situation and attitude are lifted almost beyond recognition by a morning freshness of eye for each small thing around'. 'Love Affair' is nigh on the quintessential Hollywood romance and a movie to eternally cherish for its all-round beauty and refined, romantic charm.