Love Story (1970)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.7/10   

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Guionista:

Erich Segal (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

16 diciembre 1970 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

Love means never having to say you're sorry

Plot:

Harvard Law student/hockey jock (Oliver Barrett IV) meets Radcliffe music wonk (Jennifer Cavalleri)...

Plot Keywords:

Harvard | Marriage | Teacher | Dying Young | Wedding

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 13 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Effectively simple and straightforward tearjerker

Reparto

Ali MacGraw	...	Jennifer Cavalleri
Ryan O'Neal	...	Oliver Barrett IV
John Marley	...	Phil Cavalleri
Ray Milland	...	Oliver Barrett III
Russell Nype	...	Dean Thompson
Katharine Balfour	...	Mrs. Barrett (as Katherine Balfour)
Sydney Walker	...	Dr. Shapely
Robert Modica	...	Dr. Addison
Walker Daniels	...	Ray Stratton
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Hank Simpson (as Tom Lee Jones)
John Merensky	...	Steve
Andrew Duncan	...	Reverend Blauvelt
Charlotte Ford	...	Clerk, Mount Sinai Hospital
Sudie Bond		(as Sudi Bond)
Julie Garfield

También conocida como:

Historia de amor (Mexico) [es]
Love Story (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and a love scene.

Duración:

99 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Sweden:Btl | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Norway:11 (re-rating) | Norway:7 (original rating) | Peru:PT | UK:PG | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) (2000) | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

119 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Compañía:

Love Story Company

Trivialidades:

Christopher Walken, David Birney, and Ken Howard screen-tested for the role of Oliver. Despite Arthur Hiller's preference for Walken, Robert Evans preferred Ryan O'Neal, describing him as "a reactor rather than an actor".

Errores:

Continuidad: When Oliver talks with Phil at the hospital, his hand suddenly appears on Phil's shoulder.

Citas:

[first lines]
Oliver Barrett IV: What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart and Bach, the Beatles, and me?

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Avanti! (1972)

Banda de Sonido:

Sonata In F Major

Effectively simple and straightforward tearjerker

A box office phenomenon at the time (this was one of those movie that people reportedly waited in line for hours to see), LOVE STORY has continued to be ridiculed by cynics and adored by romantics for decades. The secret to the film's ultimate effectiveness is in it's simplicity. Director Arthur Hiller wisely films Eric Segal's screenplay (an adaptation of his own best-selling novel) in a concise and straightforward manner, allowing audiences to become enamored with the characters and involved with their plight. The film even manages to make subtle commentary on class struggles, personal identity, and even the changing attitudes of religion, all of which while never appearing preachy or obvious under Hiller's unpretentious direction.

I've never been a particularly big fan of the stoic Ali MacGraw, but the actress brings an undeniable spunk to her characterization here which helps undercut the potential sentimentality of the picture and lends the finale a greater emotional punch. The natural handsomeness and effortless charm of Ryan O'Neal is used to exceptional effect, and the supporting performances of Ray Milland and John Marley (as two very different types of fathers) are terrific. This is a film that never attempts to disguise it's own thematic manipulations, which may very be why it remains so effective. French composer Francis Lai's haunting original score further enhances the film, which is justifiably considered by many to be one of the all-time tearjerkers.