A poor and passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman and gives her a sense of freedom. They soon are separated by their social differences.
The movie focuses on an old man reading a story to an old woman in a nursing home. The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun, who meet one evening at a carnival. But they are separated by Allie's parents who dissaprove of Noah's unwealthy family, and move Allie away. After waiting for Noah to write her for several years, Allie meets and gets engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie, then, with her love for Noah still alive, stops by Noah's 200-year-old home that he restored for her, "to see if he's okay". It is evident that they still have feelings for each other, and Allie has to choose between her fiancé and her first love.
Written by Jessica Cymerman
Ryan Gosling built the kitchen table featured in the movie in preparation for his role as Noah.
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Goofs
Continuity:
In the shot where Noah and Allie are eating lunch after he's read to her some, he is wearing his reading glasses. In the next shot he is wearing his bifocals.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Nurse Selma:
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"I'll Be Seeing You"
(1937) Music by Sammy Fain Lyrics by Irving Kahal Performed by Jimmy Durante Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
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