Heaven Can Wait (1943)
- Directed by
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, comedy drama, supernatural film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 250 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A deceased man from a wealthy New York family tries to convince the devil he belongs in Hell by recounting his romantic life from childhood through adulthood. The story unfolds as a series of flashbacks showing his relationships and choices.
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What happens
Heaven Can Wait is a 1943 American supernatural romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, and Charles Coburn. The film follows Henry Van Cleve, a man brought up in late 19th-century New York who, upon his death in 1942, attempts to argue to Satan that he deserves to be in Hell based on his life choices. The screenplay by Samson Raphaelson is based on the play Birthday by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete. The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Edward Cronjager. The film has no connection to the fantasy-based stage play of the same title that was adapted as the film Here Comes Mr. Jordan (itself also a Best Picture nominee), nor remakes of Mr. Jordan using the play's original title, including the 1978 film, Heaven Can Wait. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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