Mostly people reserve comments of "Intense" to action movies but. Falling in Love can be described as an urban American Brief Encounter. She was then and she is now. 8 out of 10. I recently saw this movie for the first time and all I have to say about it is I did like it, but I also feel that it does kinda send a bad message that it's okay to abandon a perfectly good "normal" marriage for someone you meet on a random encounter. For  Richard Burton, brought in as male lead at the last minute after Robert Shaw pulled out, it’s the opposite problem. The David Lean version is a great movie, I hope you get to see it. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Peter Bradshaw on Alan Bridges's The Hireling - Blogs - NewsSpotz. This is my favourite DeNiro movie and one of Meryl Streep's many great roles (but don't miss The Hours, The Bridges of Madison County and Out of Africa!). Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep: These two amazing actors - whose appearance on screen together is absolutely magical - make of this movie a very sweet and subdued production. Getting ready for work this morning, I only got to see part of this movie. Nice to be able to see it again! At heart, ''Falling in Love,'' which opens today at the Tower East and other theaters, is an American ''Brief Encounter'' that goes on too long. Staid insurance representative Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) falls in love with Phyllis Nirdlinger (Barbara Stanwyck), in spite of her name, and conspires with her to get rid of her husband, but also, to commit insurance fraud. Those intense, love at first sight feelings are not always a desire for love and commitment. Meryl and Robert were the right pair for this role as two much in love people who meet by chance. Synopsis. No explicit sex, fowl language,,just old fashioned love. Is this Travis? It’s interesting to know about. Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean from a screenplay written by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life. She seems to come alive more in the scenes with her quietly domineering husband, played by Jack Hedley, than she ever does with Burton. We got lunch on a double decker bus and got to meet the stats as we crossed the bridge between scenes. This movie will not disappoint you. I know what you mean about ever-growing lists of movies to watch. This is really a modern-day re-telling of the 1940's Brit classic 'Brief Encounter', and it is beautifully done. That's just my opinion. A bad musician. Can't believe all the positive comments about this movie. There is a 1984 movie called “Falling in Love” with Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep that either pays homage or rips off “Brief Encounter”, depending on your outlook. Brief Encounter tells a simple and sympathetic story of two people, married to others, who meet by chance and feel compelled to get to know each other better. "Falling" is a hard film to watch because its central situation is so hard to endure. One can purchase the 1974 remake now on iTunes and I having seen this on TV originally back in the late 80s am absolutely thrilled with the movie. I do not get tired of watching this movie. So clean? Established relationships tend to have these feelings beyond what those who fall head over heals right away. They became the two normal people they were playing. The word "hommage" may be arguable but the concept isn't it. The movie is inspired in many ways by David Lean's classic Brief Encounters. What little I got to see was enchanting. Thing of it is, they're not married to each other. What's odd is that I've been in a relationship before where the other person was "involved" with someone and they had children only I was single and I must say it was VERY painful all the time. And why, if they were going to bother, they decided Sophia Loren was the best bored English housewife they could find ;-). There’s too much intensity. Good to hear that this is now available on iTunes – I definitely think it is worth watching and would like to see it again. Instead of the stark black and white of the original, this 1970s version is in the most vivid colour imaginable, with everyone wearing reds and purples and shirts in intricate patterns. She constructs something memorable out something quite ordinary. At times funny, at times rueful, at times beautifully romantic, at times sad, and at times painful, Falling in Love hits all the right notes and weaves its spell quite effortlessly. Saw this movie for the first time, about 18 years ago. in human , nature . For now, after having read Mr. Maltin's brief critique of this film ("dull script"), I must say that I couldn't disagree more. I like how the story flows. And part of what makes it effortless is the incandescent and beautiful score by Dave Grusin . I love both the actors and they did very well in portraying their characters, but the movie itself was a little bit upsetting. This is really a modern-day re-telling of the 1940's Brit classic 'Brief Encounter', and it is beautifully done. De Niro and Streep make it watchable, but how much better would it have been if they had actual characters to portray? Opinions will vary of the songs themselves, which have been widely compared, both in … Created by the Kneehigh Theater, based in Cornwall, England, “Brief Encounter” boldly uses clichés to break through clichés. However, it must have been more dynamic. The nuances, the manner in which they fall in love is so completely real, they literally make one want to fall in love again! My favorite part? There was absolutely no "joy" or "romantic bliss" in that relationship and I'm very glad now that I'm no longer in it. (One of the reason why I love this movie so much). This movie is a little slow. Hi John, thanks for commenting – sorry to be a little slow in responding but I’ve been dashing about. As with the glimpses of Joyce Carey’s character in the Lean film, this secondary story seems to partly reflect what is happening to Anna and Alec, though here it isn’t comic relief, but potential tragedy. I really like the story and relationship development. I don't believe for one single moment you can find love by taking the train - I have been travelling daily for years on public transport and have never encountered anything remotely resembling what happens in the film - but films ARE made to make us dream and this film certainly does. The trains and stations are still important, but not as central as they were in the original. The hazy and tired sun is setting slowly below the houses who are lounging across the horizon, giving only the light momentarily to those surrounding, like burning embers flickering in the dim light. Yes, there are probably more dramatic and exciting movies out there, but the gentleness and poignancy of this film made it a subtle rarity in the flashy 80's. Our school uniform was bright red and we had to walk along the river bank while Loren and Burton filmed on the bridge. Now, with the benefit of hindsight, all of those comments appear short sighted if not just inaccurate. | There is only one thing more pleasurable than seeing a movie starring Meryl Streep or Robert De Niro, and that is to witness the magic which occurs when these two super stars perform together. This is a lovely example of how such remarkable acting can bring the simplest of stories so alive. They both lit the screen with so much charm that it would pass for a good movie. As it stands, they play two boring people who meet and leave their loving spouses presumably because they are bored and/or boring and end up with each other so that they make one boring couple by the end of this boring movie. (Forgive me if I misquoted badly.) A love for the movies. I'll write more when I have more time. (The 1990s movie Falling in Love, which I’ve also seen recently and like very much, isn’t really a remake, but a new film loosely inspired by the story.) | But to BOTH be married and doing something like this is just plain wrong. Lean’s film, from a script that … Harvey Keitel,Jane Kaczmarek,George Martin,David Clennon and Dianne Wiest co-star to play key supporting roles.The movie is directed by Ulu Grosbard. The passion between the protagonists, De Niro and Streep is completely unbelievable. If you believe this is wrong, I totally agree with you but DeNiro and Streep will force you in this movie to re-think the whole thing only if the story is like theirs. I like Richard Burton and Sophia Loren, but this version A woman and a man at any given time of history can relate to it and that's the beauty of it. Metacritic Reviews. Dialogues could have had more depth, they lacked substance. But these brief encounters can make you open to this type of relationship. Some of the dialogue is the same as in the Lean film, and the plot is mostly the same, including the fact that the relationship is unconsummated (Dad’s Army actor John Le Mesurier plays the friend who interrupts the couple in a borrowed flat), but there are many changes. Together, they bring depth to a story, that otherwise could be perceived as simple and not worth telling. At heart, ''Falling in Love,'' which opens today at the Tower East and other theaters, is an American ''Brief Encounter'' that goes on too long. of Noel Coward’s 1946 movie is a pale shadow in A more modern take on Brief Encounter, this film sings because of the chemistry between its leads and it quickly became clear to me that it'd be a film I'd revisit. This is not a classic which will endure and endlessly fascinate as the Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard film has done. More information Strangers on a train in Brief Encounter; a bond that could have been forged via questions? The chemistry between them was exploding the moment their character met for the first time. This is another reason why Burton falls head over heels in love with her, from the chance 2nd meeting by the church where Lauren is eating her Prosciutto lunch… It has a couple of best actors. Instead of going to restaurants and movies in dark buildings, the couple largely stay outdoors, eating picnics and going to a mystery play outside Winchester Cathedral, where the red dragon takes on something of the significance of the “Flames of Passion” movie in the original. I've read reviews and articles from its day dismissing this moving as a waster of two major talents. In a very long time, I haven't seen a good movie about a love story without being against the background of modern complexities or any special times that help add spices to it, yet leaving an impact that cannot be ignored. If only some great character actor could have been added to the mix -- Thelma Ritter, Rosie O'Donnell, Peggy Cass, anybody -- Just give us someone to alleviate the tedium. It has been stripped of the original’s subtle Thank you for the comment. Coinciding train schedules. One is that the story unfolds straight through, rather than beginning at the end – I suppose because by this time everyone already knows what that ending is. I Must Disagree with Leonard Maltin....This is a Nice Little Gem, A true little gem for those of us who aren't afraid of a simple story well told, a simple movie made special by two fantastic actors. The main problem for me is the casting of the two leads. drama imposed by the social constraints of the time. Mostly because of Mr. De Niro and Mrs. Streep. Both are brilliant. I love Frank's expression when he looks at Molly and vice versa. I suppose many would find a lot of romantic appeal in such a story, but this is not the ideal date movie for an established couple in an emotionally prosperous relationship. If u think u'd never accept a relationship between married couple, think again! It's a portrait of two married people who happen to run into each other one day while Christmas shopping, and then again a few months later on the train. From the Manufacturer. Falling in Love. Falling in Love (1984, Paramount, PG-13, $19.95) was clearly meant to be the yuppie Brief Encounter. Meryl for the first time waiting for him in the train, looking out of the window to catch a glimpse. The chemistry between them is overwhelming in "Falling In Love"--even more so than is their on-screen attraction in "The Deer Hunter." Adapted from Coward’s one-act play Still Life, Brief Encounter employs a structural gambit that will look mighty familiar to anyone who saw Todd Haynes’ Carol, which lifts it wholesale. In this version, which takes place in New York City around Christmas time we have DeNiro and Streep who are married however, not to each other, and meet continually on a train forming a romantic relationship and just like in “Brief Encounter” the affair is never consummated. I’m glad to hear that the book is good – I’d like to read it. De Niro falls into place but it's hard to divorce him from his well established film persona. I remember leaving the theater and telling this friend of mine, how in a way the movie was still 'with me'. Streep's presence is natural, her attraction towards de Niro very gradual and in the end completely possessing. I actually think it makes sense that they made a slight twist in the 74 remake with Lauren as the lead role, as she is now in it as an Italian married to an Englishman. I was in this film! The result is a love-affair-by-other-means, and the means are primarily musical. Meryl Streep can, better than most, carry a slow movie built almost entirely on moods and quiet thinking. Both with the responsibilities of parenthood. By  this time his drink problem and the famous turmoil in his personal life were written all too clearly in his face. I love this movie. I am going to have to add the David Lean version to my ever growing list of films to watch. Reteamed for the first time since The Deer Hunter, Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep star as a married couple. The atmosphere, the feeling of it... We wanted to get back in and see the movie again right away! Jan 27, 2015 - What if love is an active process, the conditions for which can be both conjured up and accelerated via a series of set questions between two people? Commuting to Manhattan on the same train, two married strangers (Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep) meet by accident and have an affair. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Falling in Love is a 1984 American romantic drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard, written by Michael Cristofer, and starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep. However, having watched the version from 1974, a TV movie which stars Sophia Loren and Richard Burton, I now feel it is a tribute to the earlier movie – and a re-imagining of what it would be like if a couple faced the same dilemma in the 1970s. This is a superb, quiet little gem. The answer is yes in this "romance" featuring exquisitely subtle performances by Meryl Streep (at her creamiest) and a young Robert DeNiro. It has it's melodramatic moments (like any film in the romance genre), but largely this is a movie that feels more grounded in contemporary reality. Viggo Mortensen is John, a middle-aged corporate jet pilot who lives in California with a loving husband Eric and an adopted daughter, Mónica (Gabby Velis). The 70s are part of the purview though — and landscape and milieu count. So, enough said. It's small and subtle. For us it was a very exciting day out. The on-screen chemistry between them were so natural. The romance between DeNiro and Streep seemed absolutely real. As for Streep, she is similarly outstanding. I'd never heard of it but it starred Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro, so I stuck it on. It's about two attractive Westchester commuters, each happily married to someone else, who meet, fall in love and then don't know what to do about it. It's like a romantic comedy without any romance or any comedy. In particular the first 45 minutes when their lives are starting to connect but before the actual connection. The film received mixed reviews and was a box office bomb. But time and distance lend this modern Brief Encounter (with added adultery) a certain glow and De Niro and Streep repeat the chemistry they first showed in the Deer Hunter. As many of the reviewers state, if you've ever been in love, you can identify with this romance--especially if you've been married. There's nothing big about this movie. User Ratings The romance between them, the looks, the dialogue, were electric and as solid as if you could reach out and touch something with body to it. This pathetic cinematic attempt stole a few ideas from the 1945 black and white classic Brief Encounter, but believe me, this is no Brief Encounter. They are just really FALLING IN LOVE. I have seen ‘Falling in Love’ and mainly liked it – I see it as another homage rather than a rip-off! This is a movie that everyone who has ever been in love and hopes to find this kind of romance and love should see. The only similarities are the trains and the unconsummated affair between two people married to others. Nice to watch if you're really secure about your relationship, "Falling In Love" Overlooked in De Niro/Streep Credits. It will get romance out of your little toe. At a railway station, a man and a woman sit talking, too quietly for us to hear; a casual acquaintance of the woman then sits down uninvited and proceeds to babble incessantly, until the man is forced to say a placid … | Entrapment, dir. I first saw this movie on Laser Disc when I was in high school and had been watching it for many times since. Saw this movie years ago and what I like most about it, is that is is about romance,,,plain and simple. Pingback: Peter Bradshaw on Alan Bridges's The Hireling - Blogs - NewsSpotz, Really hard to know why they bothered with it isn’t it? Music Composed and Conducted by Dave Grusin. Sound familiar? Looking much older than his actual age of 49, he seems too haggard and weary for the role of Alec, and the  initial jokey flirtation, unfolding during picnics and boat rides with Anna (Loren), doesn’t convince. The plot is simple: two people who don't intend to, get themselves in a situation, both not knowing what to do with: they're shy, not at ease and in love. Thanks, Ellen. And, the film is a bit suspenseful because you think that there might be a chance that the ending might go the other way; but, I don't want to give too much away. I must have been 14, 15 years old. There is a 1984 movie called “Falling in Love” with Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep that either pays homage or rips off “Brief Encounter”, depending on your outlook. One of my favorite movies of all time. Hi Neve, It’s a while since I saw this but I did like it more than I expected to, though I certainly agree that Loren’s casting was rather odd. The juxtaposition of her thoughts it's dizzying, wonderful and worth the entire film. Jon Amiel (1999) Don’t let this movie’s gross age difference scare you away. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in … I don’t know much about John Bowen,  the scriptwriter who has heavily reworked Coward’s plot and words,  but he did write a number of TV plays and adaptations. Although this film is nowhere near the standard of the classic original, I’m still glad to have seen it, and would say it is worth renting for anyone interested in a 1970s take on this story. I love how they didn't play the sex card in this movie. Their version of Brief Encounter has a costume drama feeling to it, although it is in the present day, beautifully shot in the green landscapes in and around Winchester and the New Forest. Awards Both people seem to be trapped in unhappy marriages and this chance meeting soon becomes planned meetings and a full blown romantic relationship. Falling in Love can be described as an urban American Brief Encounter. It's very realistic, and I bet it fared much better in Europe than here in the States. And our school was given a cassette recorder as a reward! It's one of those movies that makes you forget these are two big stars. I was slightly surprised when I heard there had been a Brief Encounter  remake, because the 1940s original (which I reviewed here recently) is such a masterpiece. De Niro and Streep play two Manhattan commuters who fall in love, Brief Encounter style; but to invoke Coward and Lean's film is to realise just how thin and unsatisfying this one is. Reteamed for the first time since The Deer Hunter, Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep star as a married couple. De Niro and Streep have outdone themselves in this movie conveying such deep feelings in such a simple context: a story that probably happens everyday, but in this movie they make you feel it, making you aware of its complexity despite its lack of any extraordinary circumstances. 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