Somewhere in Time (Collector's Edition)
starring: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright, Bill Erwin
directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
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A young writer sacrifices his life in the present to find happiness with a beautiful woman in the past.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: REEVE/SEYMOUR
Title: SOMEWHERE IN TIME
Street Release Date: 01/07/2003
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Genre: DRAMA
Amazon.com:
It's silly, it's superficial, it's so desperately earnest about its tale of time-spanning love that you almost wish for a cheap flatulence gag just to break the solemn mood. But there's something so unabashedly gushy and entertaining about Somewhere in Time that you can't begrudge its enduring popularity. The film has become a staple of romantic-movie lovers since its release in 1980, and endless showings on cable TV have turned it into a dubious classic of sorts--a three-hanky weeper that anyone can enjoy as a guilty pleasure or a beloved favorite, with no apologies necessary.
In his first film after the star-making success of Superman, Christopher Reeve stars as a contemporary playwright who visits a posh hotel and sees the portrait of an actress (Jane Seymour) who had performed there in 1912.He becomes obsessed with this beautiful woman and learns all he can about her, and then discovers a method of hypnotically transporting himself backward in time to meet her. "Is it ... you?" she says upon seeing the lovestruck playwright, and it's clearly a mutual attraction. But even the slightest reminder of the playwright's modern time can jar him from his seemingly real existence in the past, so his wonderful love affair is constantly just a step from being stolen away.
Based on Richard Matheson's novel Bid Time Return, this flaky film may strain one's tolerance for plot holes and corny romance, but it's hard to deny its lasting appeal--and let's face it, guys, it'll make wives and girlfriends swoon if they're in a tearjerker mood. --Jeff Shannon
A young writer sacrifices his life in the present to find happiness with a beautiful woman in the past.
No Track Information Available
Media Type: DVD
Artist: REEVE/SEYMOUR
Title: SOMEWHERE IN TIME
Street Release Date: 01/07/2003
Genre: DRAMA
Amazon.com:
It's silly, it's superficial, it's so desperately earnest about its tale of time-spanning love that you almost wish for a cheap flatulence gag just to break the solemn mood. But there's something so unabashedly gushy and entertaining about Somewhere in Time that you can't begrudge its enduring popularity. The film has become a staple of romantic-movie lovers since its release in 1980, and endless showings on cable TV have turned it into a dubious classic of sorts--a three-hanky weeper that anyone can enjoy as a guilty pleasure or a beloved favorite, with no apologies necessary.
In his first film after the star-making success of Superman, Christopher Reeve stars as a contemporary playwright who visits a posh hotel and sees the portrait of an actress (Jane Seymour) who had performed there in 1912.He becomes obsessed with this beautiful woman and learns all he can about her, and then discovers a method of hypnotically transporting himself backward in time to meet her. "Is it ... you?" she says upon seeing the lovestruck playwright, and it's clearly a mutual attraction. But even the slightest reminder of the playwright's modern time can jar him from his seemingly real existence in the past, so his wonderful love affair is constantly just a step from being stolen away.
Based on Richard Matheson's novel Bid Time Return, this flaky film may strain one's tolerance for plot holes and corny romance, but it's hard to deny its lasting appeal--and let's face it, guys, it'll make wives and girlfriends swoon if they're in a tearjerker mood. --Jeff Shannon
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- Great old fashion love story
This is a great old fashion love story with a mix of contemporary and period.The location is fabulous, music - a key element, unforgettable, a wonderful story line and two actors at the top of their game.The whole family can enjoy this movie like "Casablanca" or " An Affair to Remeber."All romantics should have this in their video library.
Rating: - One of the Best Love Stories of all Time
This movie is for the romantic at heart, it is a tear jerker but so worth watching over and over again. Wonderful! Highly recommend!
Rating: - Somewhere in Time
This movie isa clasic.It is a movie that you could watch over and over. It has a fan group that meets yearly to discuss and meet fellow actors that were in the movie.I saw this movie when I was inhighschool back in 1980 and I still love to watch this movie.It really makes you think and feel for the actors.
Rating: - Victorian Romance
'Somewhere In Time' is a clasic film of such a sentimental form of romance that is becoming extinct.This kind of movie is enjoyable and makes one feel the heavenly desire of the heart for love.
Rating: - Beyond Obsession. Beyond Time Itself...He Will Find Her. He Sacrificed Life In The Present...To Find Love In The Past.
Christopher Reeve ("Superman: The Movie"), Jane Seymour ("Live And Let Die") and Christopher Plummer ("The Sound Of Music") star in this labour of love (as described by Christopher Reeve & Jane Seymour in a celebration/premiere for the 20th anniversary of this tender and classic motion picture). The scene that really got me was when Elise was making her speech about love in the play. Great movie. Sadly, Christopher Reeve had a horrible accidnt in the mid-90's, which meant he would never walk again. ... Read More
- Great old fashion love storyThis is a great old fashion love story with a mix of contemporary and period.The location is fabulous, music - a key element, unforgettable, a wonderful story line and two actors at the top of their game.The whole family can enjoy this movie like "Casablanca" or " An Affair to Remeber."All romantics should have this in their video library.
- One of the Best Love Stories of all TimeThis movie is for the romantic at heart, it is a tear jerker but so worth watching over and over again. Wonderful! Highly recommend!
- Somewhere in TimeThis movie isa clasic.It is a movie that you could watch over and over. It has a fan group that meets yearly to discuss and meet fellow actors that were in the movie.I saw this movie when I was inhighschool back in 1980 and I still love to watch this movie.It really makes you think and feel for the actors.
- Victorian Romance'Somewhere In Time' is a clasic film of such a sentimental form of romance that is becoming extinct.This kind of movie is enjoyable and makes one feel the heavenly desire of the heart for love.
- Beyond Obsession. Beyond Time Itself...He Will Find Her. He Sacrificed Life In The Present...To Find Love In The Past.Christopher Reeve ("Superman: The Movie"), Jane Seymour ("Live And Let Die") and Christopher Plummer ("The Sound Of Music") star in this labour of love (as described by Christopher Reeve & Jane Seymour in a celebration/premiere for the 20th anniversary of this tender and classic motion picture). The scene that really got me was when Elise was making her speech about love in the play. Great movie. Sadly, Christopher Reeve had a horrible accidnt in the mid-90's, which meant he would never walk again. ... Read More
