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Love Story

6.4

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Oliver's Story

Original title: Love Story
Year: 1970
Running time: 99 min.
Country: United States
Director: Arthur Hiller
Screenwriter: Erich Segal. Novel: Erich Segal
Music: Francis Lai
Cinematography: Dick Kratina
Cast: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, Ray Milland, John Marley, Russell Nype, Katherine Balfour, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Modica, Sydney Walker, Andrew Duncan, Sudie Blond, Kevin O'Neal, Julie Garfield, Milo Boulton
Producer: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Romance. Drama | Melodrama. Romantic Drama. Schools & University. Disease/illness
Synopsis: Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail. Oliver and Jenny continue to build their life together. Relying only on each other, they believe love can fix anything. But fate has other plans. Soon, what began as a brutally honest friendship becomes the love story of their lives.

Awards: 1970: Oscar: Best Original Soundtrack. 7 Nominations

1970: 5 Golden Globes, including Best Movie - Drama. 7 nominations

1970: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1970: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Drama Screenplay

1970: David di Donatello Awards: Best Foreign Actor (O'Neal) & Foreign Actress (MacGraw)

Critics' reviews

"An excellent film"

Variety Staff: Variety
"I can't remember any movie of such comparable high style kitsch since Leo Mc Carey's 'Love Affair' (...) The only really depressing thing is the thought of all of the terrible imitations that will inevitably follow it."

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"The interesting thing is that Hiller has saved the movie without substantially changing anything in the book (...) a movie that wants viewers to cry at the end (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Ray Milland, as O'Neal's crustaceous dad, has his moments, but the rest of this 1970 feature is empty and uprooted."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"Dated before it was made."

Geoff Andrew: Time Out
"You'll require two boxes of Kleenex"

Sue Heal: Radio Times

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61 My Favorite Romantic Dramas (71)

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