Somewhere in Time (1980)
- Directed by
- Jeannot Szwarc
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, science fiction film, romance film, time-travel film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 672 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 playwright in 1980 becomes obsessed with a photograph of a woman from 1912. He uses self hypnosis to travel back in time and win her love, but her manager tries to separate them.
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What happens
Somewhere in Time is a 1980 American romantic fantasy drama film from Universal Pictures, directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer. It is a film adaptation of the novel Bid Time Return (1975) by Richard Matheson, who also wrote the screenplay. Reeve plays Richard Collier, a playwright who becomes obsessed with the photograph of a young woman at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Through self-hypnosis, he transports himself back in time to the year 1912 to find love with actress Elise McKenna (Seymour); Elise's character is based on the actress Maude Adams. He comes into conflict with Elise's manager, William Fawcett Robinson (Plummer), who attempts to deter him, fearing that romance would derail her career. The film is known for its musical score composed by John Barry, featuring pianist Roger Williams. The 18th variation of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is also used several times. In 2018, Seymour disclosed that she and Reeve fell in love while working on the film. However, they broke up after Reeve found out his ex-girlfriend was expecting their child. The two remained close friends for the rest of Reeve's life. Despite an unfavorable critical reception and modest box office receipts in its original release, the movie developed a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Reunion (1980)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.