Ice Castles (1978)

Directed by

Donald Wrye

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young figure skater rises to fame but loses her sight in an accident. She hides in despair before finding the courage to compete again.

inspiringemotionaltragicdeterminedhopefulsentimentalmelodramaticbittersweet

What happens

Ice Castles is a 1978 American romantic drama film directed by Donald Wrye and starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson. It is the story of Lexie Winston, a young figure skater, and her rise and fall from super stardom. Tragedy strikes when, following a freak accident, Lexie loses her sight, leaving her to hide away in the privacy of her own despair. She eventually perseveres and begins competing in figure skating again. The work was filmed on location in Colorado and Minnesota. Its theme song "Through the Eyes of Love", performed by Melissa Manchester, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 52nd Academy Awards. A remake, also directed by Wrye, was released direct to video in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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