''Falling in Love Again'' is a 1980 American

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film directed by Steven Paul and starring

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and Susannah York. The film also features

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in an early role playing a younger version of Susannah York's character.

Plot

Harry Lewis grew up in the

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with grand ambitions. He married the most beautiful girl in school, Sue, and planned to become an architect. Years later, Harry and Sue, unhappy now and nostalgic for their past, are living in

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and running a garment business. An invitation to their high school reunion persuades them to return to their roots, and their lives together are recalled in flashback on the cross-country drive to New York.

Cast

- Harry Lewis * Susannah York - Sue Lewis *

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- Mrs. Lewis * Stuart Paul - Pompadour (Young Harry) *

- Sue Wellington * Twink Caplan - Melinda *

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- Pompadour's friend * James Dunaway - Man on street * Robert Hackman - Mr. Lewis * Todd Hepler - Alan Childs * Iren Koster - Piano player * Marian McCargo - Mrs. Wellington * Tony O'Dell - Bobby Lewis * Bonnie Paul - Hilary Lewis * Steven Paul - Stan the Con * Herbert Rudley - Mr. Wellington * Alan Solomon - Max the Brain * Cathy Tolbert - Cheryl Herman *

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- Beaver

Reception

The film was a box-office failure. ''

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in his review of Nov. 21, 1980, gave it an entirely negative appraisal, deriding its "witless screenplay." Elliott Gould later recalled "“It was a very large score, it was overmusical. It was beautiful. Michel Legrand composed it. I thought there was too much of it. It was the first picture of a very, very young director hen 21 year-old Steven Paul, who also co-wrote It was alright.”

References

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