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Love Affair

  • 19391939
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 28min
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.9K
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Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
ComedyDramaRomance

A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship.A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship.A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.9K
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  • Director
    • Leo McCarey
  • Writers
    • Delmer Daves(screen play)
    • Donald Ogden Stewart(screen play)
    • Mildred Cram(story)
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Charles Boyer
    • Maria Ouspenskaya
Top credits
  • Director
    • Leo McCarey
  • Writers
    • Delmer Daves(screen play)
    • Donald Ogden Stewart(screen play)
    • Mildred Cram(story)
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Charles Boyer
    • Maria Ouspenskaya
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    • 64User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
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    • Nominated for 6 Oscars
      • 6 nominations total

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    Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
    Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
    Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
    Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
    Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
    Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
    Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
    Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
    Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
    Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, and Astrid Allwyn in Love Affair (1939)
    Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)
    Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939)

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    Irene Dunne
    Irene Dunne
    • Terry McKayas Terry McKay
    Charles Boyer
    Charles Boyer
    • Michel Marnayas Michel Marnay
    Maria Ouspenskaya
    Maria Ouspenskaya
    • Grandmotheras Grandmother
    Lee Bowman
    Lee Bowman
    • Kenneth Bradleyas Kenneth Bradley
    Astrid Allwyn
    Astrid Allwyn
    • Lois Clarkeas Lois Clarke
    Maurice Moscovitch
    Maurice Moscovitch
    • Maurice Cobertas Maurice Cobert
    • (as Maurice Moscovich)
    Mary Bayless
    • Theate Patronas Theate Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Scotty Beckett
    Scotty Beckett
    • Boy on Shipas Boy on Ship
    • (uncredited)
    Ferike Boros
    Ferike Boros
    • Terry's Landladyas Terry's Landlady
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Bovard
    • Autograph Seekeras Autograph Seeker
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Drunk with Christmas Treeas Drunk with Christmas Tree
    • (uncredited)
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    • Ship Passengeras Ship Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    George Ford
    • Ship Passengeras Ship Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    J.C. Fowler
    J.C. Fowler
    • Doctoras Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Gilbert
    • Theatre Patronas Theatre Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Dell Henderson
    Dell Henderson
    • Cafe Manageras Cafe Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Leyland Hodgson
    Leyland Hodgson
    • Doctoras Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Carol Hughes
    Carol Hughes
    • Nightclub Patronas Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leo McCarey
    • Writers
      • Delmer Daves(screen play)
      • Donald Ogden Stewart(screen play)
      • Mildred Cram(story)
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    Storyline

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    A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, after he has had a chance to earn a decent living. —Diana Hamilton <hamilton@gl.umbc.edu>
    microphonecigarette smokingasking for an autographautographmeet cute157 more
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Approved
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      After this movie was released restaurants were suddenly bombarded with requests for pink champagne.
    • Goofs
      Michel's grandmother "Janou" speaks French (and English) with a foreign accent; it is unclear where she's supposed to be from.
    • Quotes

      Terry McKay: My father used to say, "It's a funny thing, but the things we like best are either illegal, immoral or fattening."

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are on pages of a book, through which a female hand is paging.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Our Gang Story (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Sing My Heart
      (1939)

      Music by Harold Arlen

      Lyrics by Ted Koehler

      Performed by Irene Dunne (uncredited) at a nightclub

    User reviews64

    Review
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    7/10
    Romantic and witty melodrama brought to life by fine cast and nice direction
    This timeless classic movie and superior adaptation deals about the known story of a wealthy singles(Charles Boyer,Irenee Dunne) on an Ocean liner . They know themselves and falling spontaneously in love but they're both recently engaged. Boyer and Dunne promise their love on the Empire State Building where agree a meeting months later, to see if their love still holds . But the tragedy takes place and Boyer bounds for Island Madeira.

    This magnificent tearjerker is a clever tale plenty of good feeling, love story and unforgettable scenes in which the spectators ever feel drawn into the protagonists lives . The perceptible script is brought to life by a perfectly cast ensemble, as the wonderful Irene Dunne, the attractive Charles Boyer and the veteran Maria Ouspenskaya in a small but touching role; plus interventions very secondaries by Gerald Mohr and Joan Leslie. The usual RKO's musician Roy Webb composes a lush romantic score makes it easy on the ears. Expert cameraman Rudolph Mate creates a superb camera work full of fine detail. The motion picture is stunningly directed by Leo McCarey who directed a good remake, though inferior version, titled ¨Love affair(1957)¨with Gary Grant, Deborah Kerr and Richard Denning . Another and lesser version about this weepie story in contemporary look are the following :¨Sleepless in Seattle(1993)¨ by Nora Ephron with Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan and ¨Love affair(1994)¨ by Glenn Gordon Caron with real life marriage , Warren Beatty and Anette Bening, and Katherine Hepburn.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Krik ljubavi
    • Filming locations
      • 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 28min
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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