Let It Be Me (1995)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Eleanor Bergstein

Writer (WGA):

Eleanor Bergstein (written by)

Release Date:

17 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Romance

Plot:

After becoming engaged to Emily, Gabe finds himself watching a graceful pair of dancers in a dance studio window...

Plot Keywords:

High School Sweethearts | Schoolteacher | Wedding Dress | Wedding Invitation Cards | Dance School

Cast

Campbell Scott	...	Dr. Gabriel Rodman
Jennifer Beals	...	Emily Taylor
Yancy Butler	...	Corinne
James Goodwin	...	Bud (as Jamie Goodwin)
Patrick Stewart	...	John
Leslie Caron	...	Marguerite
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alfredo Alonso	...	Wedding Guest
Danny Arroyo	...	Hip Hop Dancer
Michael Raymond Baker	...	Gabriel's Friend
Zoe Bournelis	...	Dancer
Chris Bowen	...	Sam
Erika Burke	...	Meg
Alexis M. Burkhalter	...	Flower Girl
Arielle K. Burkhalter	...	Flower Girl
Jordi Caballero	...	Competitor
Helmar Augustus Cooper	...	Food Line People
Jackie Cronin	...	Stationary Store Owner
Brenda Denmark	...	Food Line People
Andrew Finney	...	Food Line People
John Louis Fischer	...	Gabriel's Friend
Ralph E. Friar	...	Stationary Store Owner
Gary Frith	...	Gabriel's Friend
Melissa Gallo	...	Louise - Jordan's Wife
Michael Genet	...	Panhandler
Heather Graham	...	Perfumery Salesgirl
John Guidera	...	Gabriel's Friend
Katharine Houghton	...	Homeless Woman
Jason Kessler	...	Wedding Guest
Nick Kosovich	...	Dancer
Jordan Lage	...	Gabriel's Friend
Laury Marker	...	Student
Daniel McDonald	...	Fred
Josh Mostel	...	Jordan
Elise Neal	...	Carlita
George T. Odom	...	Food Line People
Christina Pawl	...	Young Mother
Dick Rizzo	...	Maintenance Man
Paul Sampson	...	Gabriel's Friend
Donna Shelley	...	Laura
Jeffrey Shelley	...	Phil
J. Smith-Cameron	...	Clarice
Tasha Smith	...	Student
Jessica Stone	...	Rosie
Dale Stotts	...	Principal Dancer
Jim Strahs	...	Food Line People
Tony Zazula	...	Russian Tea Room Waiter
Daniel Zelman	...	Gabriel's Friend

Also Known As:

Love Dance (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some sensuality.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13

Company:

Rysher Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: Corrine's hair changes in Gabriel's office. When seen from the front, her hair is parted on the right and hanging in front of her shoulders. In the next shot, her hair is swept to the other side.

Movie Connections:

References An American in Paris (1951)

Soundtrack:

I Can't Let Go Of You

Kept My Interest

Dance movies usually keep my interest and Let It Be Me did just that. However, the two main couples had very little chemistry and as I watched it I would have been like with a better cast. Jamie Goodwin was wooden and mechanical. Aside from looking great from the hairline down, he was barely adequate. Jennifer Beals is a very good actress and tried hard to create something with dance instructor Jamie Goodwin, her former high school love. She and her fiancé played by Campbell Scott were a more credible couple. Yancy Butler was very smooth, but she looked bruised and unhappy during her non-dancing scenes. The third couple played by Leslie Caron and Patrick Stewart were lovely, charming and pleasantly predictable. They grounded the movie with their mature romance and skillful dancing. Their wedding at the end of the film was the most satisfying scene. The other dance sequences were good, but not great.