A truly wonderful film of the highest order.
In a 24 hour period Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert are 2 free spirits who meet as neighbors and prove that love conquers all even in blindness.
There is a splendid Oscar-winning performance by Eileen Heckart as an over-protective, completely overbearing mother who meets her match with Hawn. Heckart who had been nominated before for 1956's "The Bad Seed" had to be terrific to beat out Shelley Winters' portrayal of Belle Rosen in "The Poseidon Adventure." She certainly was.
The dialogue in the film is crisp and some of the lines by the characters are so well delivered in round sequence.
My favorite line was when Heckart says to Hawn: "So your marriage lasted 6 days and the 7th day you rested." Hawn said: "No, on the 7th day I split!"
Edward Albert is masterful as the blind youth,refusing to allow his handicap to conquer him. Heckart, as the doting mother, will do anything to keep her sonny boy in tow until a memorable lunch with Hawn,changes all that.
This is certainly a classic film.
In a 24 hour period Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert are 2 free spirits who meet as neighbors and prove that love conquers all even in blindness.
There is a splendid Oscar-winning performance by Eileen Heckart as an over-protective, completely overbearing mother who meets her match with Hawn. Heckart who had been nominated before for 1956's "The Bad Seed" had to be terrific to beat out Shelley Winters' portrayal of Belle Rosen in "The Poseidon Adventure." She certainly was.
The dialogue in the film is crisp and some of the lines by the characters are so well delivered in round sequence.
My favorite line was when Heckart says to Hawn: "So your marriage lasted 6 days and the 7th day you rested." Hawn said: "No, on the 7th day I split!"
Edward Albert is masterful as the blind youth,refusing to allow his handicap to conquer him. Heckart, as the doting mother, will do anything to keep her sonny boy in tow until a memorable lunch with Hawn,changes all that.
This is certainly a classic film.