Déjà Vu (1997)

L.A. shop owner Dana and Englishman Sean meet and fall in love at first sight, but Sean is married and Dana is to marry her business partner Alex.

Director:

Henry Jaglom

Writers:

Victoria Foyt, Henry Jaglom

Stars:

Stephen Dillane, Victoria Foyt, Vanessa Redgrave

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Dillane	...	Sean
Victoria Foyt	...	Dana Howard
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Skelly
Glynis Barber	...	Claire
Michael Brandon	...	Alex
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Konstantine
Graydon Gould	...	Dana's Father
Noel Harrison	...	John Stoner
Aviva Marks	...	Woman in Cafe
Anna Massey	...	Fern Stoner
Rachel Kempson	...	Skelly's Mother
Wael Jolani	...	Jerusalem Shopkeeper
Karin Loevy	...	Young Couple in Cafe
David Rubin	...	Young Couple in Cafe
Amnon Meskin	...	Tel Aviv Cab Driver

Storyline

Dana, a young American woman traveling on business in Jerusalem, meets a mysterious older French woman at a café who shares a fascinating story of lost love revolving around the expensive antique ruby pin she's wearing. The woman exits the café abruptly, leaving the pin behind and Dana, who is on her way to meet her fiancé in London, finds herself forced to reschedule her trip - and her life - as an unexpected but expected stranger crosses her path. Or has he already?

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Plot Keywords:

love | pin | love at first sight | stranger | ruby | 

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Taglines:

Your life seems perfect...

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, brief sexuality and a scene of drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Henry Jaglom

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 April 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Déjà vu - matka rakkauteen

Filming Locations:

Dover, Kent, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$29,018 (USA) (17 April 1998)

Gross:

$821,997 (USA) (17 July 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jagtoria Films, Rainbow Film Company, The, Revere Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the commentary, director Henry Jaglom mentions the horror anthology film 'Dead of Night (1945)' was one of his inspirations. In that film, an architect has deja vu over meeting a group of people, and they in turn share their own supernatural stories.

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Quotes

Sean: To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception, it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, neither in time or eternity.

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Connections

References The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

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Soundtracks

"The White Cliffs Of Dover"
Written by Walter Kent and Nat Burton
Published by B. Feldman and Co. Ltd.
Performed by Vera Lynn
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.

User Reviews

A romance of fate

Are you going where you think you're going? Are you really who you think you are? This quiet little film explores the lives of a man and a woman who are gently, but insistently, forced together by fate, or karma, or destiny(or whatever). Their romance was set into motion before they were even born, and although they try to avoid each other, plans are altered, "coincidences" happen, and mysteries unravel. Very romantic and wistful!