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Dear Heart (1964)

Dear Heart poster
Directed by
Delbert Mann
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lonely middle-aged woman and a traveling salesman meet at a hotel convention and slowly fall in love. The story follows their hesitant courtship and the quiet moments that bring them together.

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What happens

Dear Heart is a 1964 American romantic-comedy film starring Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page as lonely middle-aged people who fall in love at a hotel convention. It was directed by Delbert Mann, from a screenplay by Tad Mosel. Its theme song "Dear Heart" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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