City Cinema Classic of the Month: Somewhere In Time

Drama/Romance/Fantasy. PG, language.
Dir: Jeannot Szwarc, US, 1980, 103 min.
Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer.

“A charming, witty, passionate romantic drama about a love transcending space and time, Somewhere In Time is an old-fashioned film in the best sense of that term… In the finely wrought screenplay Christopher Reeve is a young Chicago playwright who becomes mysteriously fascinated by a 1912 photo of a stage actress (Jane Seymour). Reeve is drawn to a hotel on Mackinac Island in Michigan, where it transpires they actually did meet and have an affair at the time the photo was taken.” —Variety

“Somewhere in Time is the epitome of a cinematic love story. It is literally saturated in romance, from John Barry’s timeless  score, through the intoxicating performances from Reeve and Seymour and the heart-wrenching story from the king of fantasy storytelling, Richard Matheson. Funny, smart, touching and, did we mention romantic? Somewhere in Time is a masterclass in acting, writing and emotive cinema. Required viewing.” —Grant Kempster, Starburst Magazine