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A woman meets a man whose love she rejected years ago.A woman meets a man whose love she rejected years ago.A woman meets a man whose love she rejected years ago.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Hélène Burls
- Flowerwoman
- (uncredited)
Amy Dalby
- Lady on Underground
- (uncredited)
Lisa Daniely
- Cinema Usherette
- (uncredited)
Max Earle
- Third Man - Albert Hall
- (uncredited)
Edward Evans
- Underground ticket officer
- (uncredited)
Arthur Howard
- Smith - Butler
- (uncredited)
John Huson
- First Man - Albert Hall
- (uncredited)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Lawyer
- (uncredited)
Charles Lloyd Pack
- Man Drinking with Stratton
- (uncredited)
Guido Lorraine
- Hotel Manager
- (uncredited)
Ina Pelly
- Second Woman - Albert Hall
- (uncredited)
Helen Piers
- First Woman - Albert Hall
- (uncredited)
Marcel Poncin
- Hall Porter
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis movie is based on the 1913 novel "The Passionate Friends" by H. G. Wells, who also wrote "The Invisible Man", which was made into a 1933 hit movie starring Claude Rains, one of the stars in this movie.
- GoofsWhen Steven barges into Howard's office, he is shown starting to close the door, followed by the sound of a door closing. However, in the subsequent shot, the door is open again.
- Quotes
Mary Justin: I'm not a very good person, Steven. I wanted your love - and I wanted Howard's affection and the security he could give me.
Professor Steven Stratton: I can give you security too, and more than affection.
Mary Justin: You don't really know me at all. My love isn't worth very much.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Phantom Thread (2017)
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The Passionate Friends
Ann Todd puts in quite a strong performance in this quite sensitively presented drama as "Mary", a lady contentedly if not ecstatically married to financier "Howard" (Claude Rains). One afternoon she bumps into "Prof. Stratton" (Trevor Howard) and that rekindles memories of a pre-war romance. When her husband has to go to Switzerland on business, she accompanies him and yes, you've guessed, she encounters "Stratton" again - though this time her husband spots her distress when they part and she is rumbled. This is another solid effort from David Lean that allows the performances to develop at their own pace; the characters each have flaws and strengths and his adaptation of this lesser known HG Wells story is quite a poignant and characterful look at how the choices we make evolve and change over time. The title is a bit misleading - for passion is really the one thing that is truly absent throughout, but Rains and Howard - two distinctively different style of actors work well as the foils to Todd's uncertain and needy "Mary" who is probably far more excited by the idea of love rather than actually experiencing or enjoying it. I could have done without her narration - it distracted me from an otherwise superior drama that is certainly a delight to watch, if not necessarily one with characters to admire.
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- Jan 3, 2023
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- One Woman's Story
- Filming locations
- Le Brévent, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France(cable car outing at Brévent in front of Pic du Midi)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $40,335
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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