An Affair to Remember

[bhryun]

There were a couple different versions of An Affair to Remember prior to the 1957 version. I am looking for the titles of the versions, with dates of production. I believe one was called Love Affair and that Charles Boyer starred in one of the versions - however, I am not cerain that I am recalling this information correctly.

[kimbo3200]

The first one (I think at least) was called Love Affair, made in 1939 with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne. An Affair to Remember is almost the exact same - lines and everything.

[d120421]

Both of the other versions of the story (1939 and 1994) were titled LOVE AFFAIR. The 1939 version starred Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne, and despite the undeniable popularity of AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, is, by universal critical consensus (including that of director Leo McCarey, who directed both the original 1939 version and AATR), considered vastly superior to both remakes, neither of which managed to capture the intimacy, charm, warmth and humor of the original.

 

The 1994 remake, starring Warren Beaty and Annette Benning and featuring a cameo by Katharine Hepburn as Beatty's aunt, is, by universal critical consensus, considered the worst version of the three. A consensus with which I must concur.

 

TCM does show the original 1939 LOVE AFFAIR occasionally. In fact, I believe they last did so about a week ago as part of the month-long Oscar salute, so you may want to check to see when they're going to run it again. Otherwise, a public domain version of the film is available at a budget price on DVD. There may even be more than one DVD edition available, but I don't think a first-rate restoration has been performed on the film as yet.

 

Hope this is helpful.