Jane Seymour, Christopher Reeve, Christopher Plummer

A young writer (Christopher Reeve) is mystified by the old portrait of a beautiful stage actress (Jane Seymour) from the turn of the century. He uses his mind through self-hynosis to turn back the yea...( read more  read more... )rs to the misty distant past, and find the woman who has him spellbound. Soon they are in love, and the time difference is only one of the problems to overcome. Scored by composer John Barry (of James Bond fame).

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63% liked it

16 critics

PG, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc

Release Date: January 1, 1980

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DVD Release Date: October 31, 2000

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  • March 5, 2009
    One of the very select few romantic dramas that I not only admit to liking but is also one of my favorite (non-horror) films of all time.
  • February 14, 2009
    Ho hum. Christopher Reeve travels back in time by wishing and knows he will fall in love with Jane Seymour. Too much of a chick flick - and I normally don't mind chick flicks.
  • January 20, 2009
    sophomoric, overly sentimental, stilted and don't think too hard about the details (like she gives him a watch that he later gives her that she later gives him...where does the watch originally come from?). chris reeve is simply a big boy scout w/o the superman suit and jane sey...( read more)mour is the kate winslet of her day (which is a good thing!). perfect for teen dreamers.

    yet this one gets me everytime!
  • November 7, 2007
    Boy falls in love, boy travels in time, boy meets girl........If you are a romantic there is no way you can't fall for this movie ! With a killer theme song as well. Highly Recommended.
  • November 2, 2007
    A truly beautiful film, a great tale of time travel, love and devotion. The beautiful Jane Seymour, somehow looks at home in the period costumes.

    An old film, but a good film, there was no disappointment watching this film many years after the first time, I enjoyed every mome...( read more)nt of it - No I'm not softening, it's still a tragic romance!
  • October 25, 2009
    this is my favorite movie, the story, the characters.. woooahh.. feels like i went back to 1912 with them..
  • October 4, 2009
    captures the feeling of real love..the essence of what life is all about!
  • October 2, 2009
    A lovely touching movie with great performances from Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve - Superb Music score
  • September 17, 2009
    Perhaps the simplest and cuttest love little film you can ever find, but still it's charming and magical, and so romantic. Give this film with a heart a chance.

    59/100
  • September 13, 2009
    Que amor tan grande! Cuando el decide "morir de amor"

Critic Reviews


October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie surrounds its love story with such boring mumbo jumbo about time travel that we finally just don't care. full review

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  • scaliburweb1
    November 25, 2007
    Is this my Homage to Christopher Reeve ... Click in the link below:

    http://www.scaliburweb.com.br/christopher_reeve_homage1.html

    Beautiful place here,

    Sc@libur
    Claudio Cavalcante Cunha
    Piracicaba-São Paulo-Brazil
    www.scaliburweb.com.br
  • dakotawoman47
    May 16, 2007
    I think this was one if his finest movies i baught this movie and have watch it every chance i can get for just watching him in this love story with Jane Seymour was great she is one of my favorite lady actor. and the music of rachmaninoff i have the sound track and it is so awesome my niece listens to it to go to sleep it puts her right off to sleep and she has liked it since she was about 5 and she is 12 now so this will go on as long as peple love, love stories
  • dxblake
    May 2, 2007
    Wow!! a good sci-fi and love story wrapped into one! The music is awesome (rachmaninoff) and the story is very gripping. If you have feelings, and are a romantic, this is the holy grail of 'cutie' and tearful movies...See this with that special person. Love conquers time but only briefly... what a twist .. loved this one.
  • eh4ever2000
    January 9, 2007
    I love this movie. Christopher and Jane had such great chemistry together. Jane is so beautiful and Christopher is so handsome....sigh....

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