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An Affair to Remember Overview:

An Affair to Remember (1957) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Leo McCarey and produced by Jerry Wald.

SYNOPSIS

In this legendary tearjerker that served as the female touchstone in Sleepless in Seattle, the world's most eligible bachelor (Grant) is set to marry an heiress. But unfortunately for his bride-to-be, while he's traveling alone on a luxury liner, he meets Kerr and realizes he's engaged to the wrong woman. McCarey and Grant in a sentimental mood. First made by McCarey in 1939 as Love Affair with Dunne and Boyer, later remade as Love Affair (1994) with Beatty and Bening.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1957 --- Ceremony Number 30 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best CinematographyMilton KrasnerNominated
Best Costume DesignCharles LeMaireNominated
Best Music - ScoringHugo FriedhoferNominated
Best Music - SongMusic by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Harold Adamson and Leo McCareyNominated
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An Affair to Remember BlogHub Articles:

ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: An Affair to Remember (1957)

By Carol Martinheira on Feb 13, 2022 From The Old Hollywood Garden

ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: An Affair to Remember (1957) On February 13, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Tomorrow’s Valentine’s Day! So, of course, ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES is getting all mushy and romantic with none other than An Affair to Remember (1957, dir. Leo M... Read full article

DOUBLE BILL #18: Love Affair (1939) and An Affair to Remember (1957)

By Carol Martinheira on Sep 10, 2018 From The Old Hollywood Garden

DOUBLE BILL #18: Love Affair (1939) and An Affair to Remember (1957) On September 10, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized It’s not unusual for a director to remake their own movie. Hitchcock did it, Cecil B. DeMille did it (twice!), and Leo McCarey did it. Love Affair (... Read full article

An Affair to Remember (1957)

on Mar 1, 2017 From Journeys in Classic Film

Modern day romantic films have salted me on the romances of the classics. Raised on a steady diet of reductive and trite ways to “win” someone’s heart can leave one cynical, and it’s only through watching the right romances of the studio era that you uncover that well of admi... Read full article

Win Tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: An Affair to Remember” (giveaway runs Jan 13-28)

By Annmarie Gatti on Jan 13, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Win Tickets to see “An Affair to Remember” on the Big Screen! in Select Cinemas Nationwide Sunday Feb 12 & Wednesday Feb 15! “It was the nearest thing to heaven! You were there…” CMH is thrilled to announce the 2nd of our 14 movie ticket giveaways this year, courtesy o... Read full article

An Affair to Remember (1957)

By Beatrice on Jul 27, 2016 From Flickers in Time

An Affair to Remember Directed by Leo McCarey Written by Delmer Daves, Leo McCarey Mildred Cram, and Donald Ogden Stewart 1957/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corportation/Jerry Wald Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #331 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Nickie Ferrante: People? ... Read full article

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An Affair to Remember Quotes:

Nickie: There must be something between us, even if it's only an ocean.
Nickie Ferrante: Tell me. Did you write the song "I'll Never Smile Again"?
Terry McKay: [laughs] No. But I'm thinking of writing one called "Moon Over La Gabriella." Do you think it will ever take the place of night baseball?
[Shakes her head]
Terry McKay: .
Interviewer: I'm sure you had some wonderful experiences in Europe.
Nickie Ferrante: Yes.
Interviewer: Would you care to expand on that statement?
Nickie Ferrante: No.
Terry McKay: The Empire State Building is the closest thing to heaven in this city.
Terry McKay: We were talking about the place where I was born...
Nickie Ferrante: I can hardly wait for you to grow up.
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An Affair to Remember Facts
Second of three movies that paired Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant.
After the confrontation with the photographer on the ship's deck, Deborah Kerr turns to Cary Grant and says, "So, I go my way traces a straight path by her hand and you go yours traces a twisty path with the waive of her hand." The same exchange takes place between Irene Dunne and Cary Grant in The Awful Truth, where she says: "As we go down the life's highway, you go in your way traces a twisty path with the waive of her hand and I go in my way traces a straight path."
References to this movie in Nora Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle, revitalized interest in the film, and led to 2 million additional sales of the 1957 classic on VHS.
Deborah Kerr's singing was dubbed by Marni Nixon, who also dubbed her in The King and I the previous year.
Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant improvised many of their scenes throughout filming, and a number of lines that made it to the final cut of the film came from the actors' improvisation.
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