The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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An Affair to Remember
Drama · Romance · 1957
A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
Movie details
An Affair to Remember
“In Italy... on the Mediterranean... across an ocean... and all over New York!”
1957 Drama · Romance 1h 51m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.4 / 10
Community rating
A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over An Affair to Remember?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Leo McCarey
Written by
Mildred Cram · Delmer Daves · Leo McCarey
Cary Grant
Nickie Ferrante
Deborah Kerr
Terry McKay
Richard Denning
Kenneth Bradley
Neva Patterson
Lois Clark
Cathleen Nesbitt
Grandmother Janou
Robert Q. Lewis
Robert Q. Lewis
Charles Watts
Ned Hathaway
Court is in session
Put An Affair to Remember on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.