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Somewhere in Time (1980)

Director: Jeannot Szwarc

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From Time Out Film Guide

Adapting his own novel Bid Time Return, and with characteristic indifference to current film taste, Richard Matheson has here provided one of the most idiosyncratic scripts of 1980, about a writer who wills himself back in time to the early 1900s in order to fall in love with a distinguished actress. In its unashamed romanticism, this is the kind of thing David O Selznick was producing in the 1940s; but scripts cannot make themselves, and Somewhere in Time is cursed with truly atrocious staging, plus Christopher Reeve looking awkwardly man-of-steelish as the hero. A few emotional echoes remain, and one climactic coup in which the hero is dragged forward in time; otherwise this must go down as a missed opportunity.

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Time Out Film Guide

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  • Kelly said...
    Posted on Sep 26 2007 03:59 Clearly, the reviewer of this movie has no idea!!!
    This is one of the best romantic films of all time. The John Barry film score is outstanding. You can tell the film was a labour of love and the chemistry between Seymour and Reeves is believable. As always Christopher Plummer puts in a great performance. My advice is to see it for yourself. Oh and remember a box of hankies!!!
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Director: Jeannot Szwarc

Producer: Stephen Deutsch

Cast: Christopher Reeve, Christopher Plummer, Jane Seymour, Teresa Wright, Bill Erwin, George Voskovec full cast

Duration: 104 mins


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