An Affair to Remember
US (1957): Drama/Romance
An Affair to Remember, director Leo McCarey's scene-for-scene remake of his own 1939 film Love Affair, isn't really an improvement on the original, but it's equally as enjoyable. Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, high-profile types both engaged to be married to other people, meet and fall in love during an ocean voyage. To test the depth of their commitment to each other, Grant and Kerr promise that, if they're still in love at the end of six months, they will meet again at the top of the Empire State Building. Cast also includes Richard Denning, Neva Patterson, Cathleen Nesbitt and Robert Q. Lewis. Clips from An Affair to Remember were used as "reference points" throughout the 1993 romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle, which likewise concluded atop the Empire State Building. Disproving the theory that "Third Time's the Charm," Warren Beatty attempted to remake Affair to Remember, again titled Love Affair, in 1994. (20th Century-Fox) (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide)
4 nominations
· Cinematography 1957: Milton Krasner
· Costume Design 1957: Charles LeMaire
· Music Scoring Awards 1957: Hugo Friedhofer
· Music Best Song 1957: "An Affair to Remember" Harry Warren - Music, Harold Adamson & Leo McCarey - Lyric