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Oliver's Story (1978)

Oliver's Story poster
Directed by
John Korty
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man still grieving his late wife meets a new woman and begins to open up to love again. They navigate their emerging relationship while he wrestles with memories of the past.

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What happens

Oliver's Story is a 1978 American romantic drama film and a sequel to Love Story (1970) based on a novel by Erich Segal published a year earlier. It was directed by John Korty and again starred Ryan O'Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen. The original music score was composed by Lee Holdridge and Francis Lai. It was released by Paramount Pictures on December 15, 1978. This film's promotional tagline is: "It takes someone very special to help you forget someone very special." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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