"Someday in the past he will find her."
Christopher Reeve stars as Richard Collier, a playwright who is compelled to travel back in time to find love.
The movie begins with the aftermath of a play. An elderly woman approaches Richard, hands him an antique watch and simply says "Come back to me." The woman goes back to her home at the Mackinac Island Grand Hotel and is never seen again.
Eight years later, Richard's a successful playwright living in Chicago. He's unhappy and has writers block, so he decides to take a road trip.
Richard almost drives past the Grand Hotel before deciding to pull in and stay.
He browses the hotel's hall of history and becomes fixated on an old photograph of a young woman.
Richard becomes obsessed with finding out more about the woman and discovers she's Elise McKenna, an actress who performed at the Grand Hotel in 1912. Upon further research, Richard discovers that Elise was the woman who gave him the watch. She passed away that same night.
Richard decides to explore the possibility of time travel and visits his old philosophy professor who tells him that time travel is possible, but it takes a toll mentally and physically. Richard becomes even more determined to time travel when he finds the hotel's check-in book from 1912 and sees his signature on it.
Richard buys himself a vintage suit and after a long struggle, goes to sleep and wakes up in 1912.
Within a few minutes of searching Richard finds Elise.
It takes a while for Richard to earn her trust but eventually she opens up to him.
Elise's possessive manager William Robinson (played by Christopher Plummer) does his best to keep Richard and Elise apart, but it doesn't work.
Richard misses Elise on the night she was due to leave and thinks she's gone, but Elise stays at the hotel to find Richard.
Richard and Elise have one more night of romance, but circumstances force Richard to face reality. You might need tissues for the bittersweet ending.
I wouldn't consider this movie a classic, but there's a charm to this movie, especially if you're a fan of Christopher Reeve. The location and period costumes are beautiful, so is the soundtrack by John Barry. The music really adds to the romance and drama, especially the main theme. Here's the clip of Richard finding Elise, this scene really sets the tone for the rest of the movie.
Christopher Reeve stars as Richard Collier, a playwright who is compelled to travel back in time to find love.
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| Jane Seymour stars as Elise McKenna |
The movie begins with the aftermath of a play. An elderly woman approaches Richard, hands him an antique watch and simply says "Come back to me." The woman goes back to her home at the Mackinac Island Grand Hotel and is never seen again.
Eight years later, Richard's a successful playwright living in Chicago. He's unhappy and has writers block, so he decides to take a road trip.
Richard almost drives past the Grand Hotel before deciding to pull in and stay.
He browses the hotel's hall of history and becomes fixated on an old photograph of a young woman.
Richard becomes obsessed with finding out more about the woman and discovers she's Elise McKenna, an actress who performed at the Grand Hotel in 1912. Upon further research, Richard discovers that Elise was the woman who gave him the watch. She passed away that same night.
Richard decides to explore the possibility of time travel and visits his old philosophy professor who tells him that time travel is possible, but it takes a toll mentally and physically. Richard becomes even more determined to time travel when he finds the hotel's check-in book from 1912 and sees his signature on it.
Richard buys himself a vintage suit and after a long struggle, goes to sleep and wakes up in 1912.
Within a few minutes of searching Richard finds Elise.
It takes a while for Richard to earn her trust but eventually she opens up to him.
Elise's possessive manager William Robinson (played by Christopher Plummer) does his best to keep Richard and Elise apart, but it doesn't work.
Richard misses Elise on the night she was due to leave and thinks she's gone, but Elise stays at the hotel to find Richard.
Richard and Elise have one more night of romance, but circumstances force Richard to face reality. You might need tissues for the bittersweet ending.
I wouldn't consider this movie a classic, but there's a charm to this movie, especially if you're a fan of Christopher Reeve. The location and period costumes are beautiful, so is the soundtrack by John Barry. The music really adds to the romance and drama, especially the main theme. Here's the clip of Richard finding Elise, this scene really sets the tone for the rest of the movie.
All his manhood, beauty and sexyness ended very very bad
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