Autumn in New York (2000)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Joan Chen

Writer (WGA):

Allison Burnett (written by)

Release Date:

11 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Tagline:

He fell in love for the first time... she fell in love forever.

Plot:

Romantic drama about an aging playboy who falls for a sweet, but terminally ill, young woman.

Plot Keywords:

New York | May December Romance | Older Man Younger Woman Relationship | Philanderer | Death

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Richard Gere	...	Will Keane
Winona Ryder	...	Charlotte Fielding
Anthony LaPaglia	...	John
Elaine Stritch	...	Dolly
Vera Farmiga	...	Lisa Tyler
Sherry Stringfield	...	Sarah
Jill Hennessy	...	Lynn McCale
J.K. Simmons	...	Dr. Tom Grandy
Sam Trammell	...	Simon
Mary Beth Hurt	...	Dr. Sibley
Kali Rocha	...	Shannon
Steven Randazzo	...	Alberto
Toby Poser	...	Autumn Woman #1
George Spielvogel III	...	Netto
Ranjit Chowdhry	...	Fakir

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some sensuality.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Denmark:A | Finland:K-7 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-8 (original rating) | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37569) | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Charlotte makes a hat specifically to wear to the ball, but she isn't wearing it when she finally gets there; presumably, she got distracted and forgot it.

Quotes:

Will: You think I'm too old for you?
Charlotte: Oh, no... I collect antiques, or I aspire to.
Will: Ouch.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Getaway: (#15.41)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Beautiful

Something to redress the balance !!

Whilst everyone is naturally entitled to their own opinion, I was rather shocked to read the large number of negative comments about this film on the site. A redress is therefore more than necessary ! Compared to a lot of the violent rubbish we get in the cinema today, here is a film without violence, beautifully made, and concentrating on "L O V E ! " Naturally the story is all the more intense as we know that one of the protagonists's days are numbered, and why not indeed ? A parallel may be drawn with the film LOVE STORY but in AUTUMN IN NY, the dialogues are much less crude and closer to reality. The film is technically, plastically, very beautiful ( I m very sensitive to Autumn leaves ) and this film ranks with the best in the autumn ' genre ', ie, "All that Heaven allows", featuring Rock Hudson & Jane Wyman, and "The Trouble with Harry" by Alfred Hitchcock. Rarely is autumn sunlight put to such good use as in this film. The subtle autumn light of New York accompanies the autumn of Charlotte's own short life towards the winter's snow and her voyage into eternity. Too much emphasis is placed on the difference in age between the two protagonists as well as supposed flaws in their characters. Who cares ? Love is Love ! Why should't a play-boy discover true love ? I think it is wonderful. Let's face it, true love is the only thing in the whole wide world that all peoples can agree on ! This film is reminiscent of the great American weepies of the 40's such as Waterloo Bridge or Random Harvest, but with present-day film quality as an extra a bonus. Unfortunately, these kind of romantic melodramas seem to have lost favour with the public today, which is a great great shame, as romance and love are eternal themes which will never die. I think the film will stand the test of time and hopefully at a future time when violence and evil sentiment on the cinema screen will be less sought after than today will come onto its own. Indeed a second viewing of the film allowed me to appreciate even more the plastic beauty of the film which I missed the first time round as I was worried how it was going to end. In addition to that I was even more impresses the second time round by the performance to the two actors. So long live beauty and romance as portrayed in this film and let's hope there'll be more to come in the cinema of the future.