Saturday, July 28, 2007

Love Story - 1970

"Love means never having to say you're sorry." That's the tag line from this weeper. It's about a rich young blueblood man from New England who meets a smart-ass girl and falls in love. She challenges him and keeps him on his toes. She's different than any girl he's met before. She's catholic and has an Italian last name. The perfect girl to annoy his father. Did I mention that he has daddy issues? (Spoilers follow.)
So they fall in love and decide to get married. The son becomes disowned from his wealthy parents. But not really seriously because they don't want to be estranged. In many ways I felt sorry for them. They don't know why the distance is there and their son can only react with anger and resentment. Anyway, his wife gets sick and he goes back to his father to ask for money. They become reconciled but only after the sickness has run it's course and she's no longer a factor.
(Spoilers concluded.) Not a bad movie. I'm a sucker for love stories after all. It doesn't really age well but I can see why it was popular back when. The tag line is pure BS of course. Being in love should make you more willing to say you're sorry. The piano music from this movie was very popular (I think). Overall the score is quite strong and well put together. A good movie.

1 comment:

Peder said...

Hey FP Gal, I'm sorry.