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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 411294" data-attributes="member: 7">We watched LOVE AMONG THE RUINS (1975) on YouTube today for my birthday. Having heard good things about this ABC television movie here, I tried watching it once before, but was sidelined and unable to finish it. For a change of pace, I decided to watch it today with my wife. I am typically not fond of movies that take place in this time period (the story takes places in the Edwardian period of London), but I got over it fairly quickly. I found the story quite breezy rather than heavy-handed, witty rather than laugh-out-loud funny. It is a very dialogue-heavy story, but I&#039;m fine with that. This has probably edged its way into being one of my favorite Katharine Hepburn performances. She is perfectly suited to this feathery-style of comedy. Having only seen Laurence Olivier in THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (1957; which I don&#039;t like at all), I was thoroughly impressed with how much I liked him here. Olivier and Hepburn share a good on-screen chemistry. No one could&#039;ve carried this story as well as they did. LOVE AMONG THE RUINS bombed in the ratings when it premiered, but it won Primetime Emmy Awards for leading actors Hepburn and Olivier, director George Cukor, and writer James Costigan. It also won awards for costume design and art direction. The critics loved this movie, but apparently ABC advertised wrong, thus pushing audiences away from it. And it&#039;s a shame, too. Anyway, I enjoyed this movie. I&#039;m glad I finally took the time to watch it. [ATTACH=full]54594[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 411294, member: 7"] We watched LOVE AMONG THE RUINS (1975) on YouTube today for my birthday. Having heard good things about this ABC television movie here, I tried watching it once before, but was sidelined and unable to finish it. For a change of pace, I decided to watch it today with my wife. I am typically not fond of movies that take place in this time period (the story takes places in the Edwardian period of London), but I got over it fairly quickly. I found the story quite breezy rather than heavy-handed, witty rather than laugh-out-loud funny. It is a very dialogue-heavy story, but I'm fine with that. This has probably edged its way into being one of my favorite Katharine Hepburn performances. She is perfectly suited to this feathery-style of comedy. Having only seen Laurence Olivier in THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (1957; which I don't like at all), I was thoroughly impressed with how much I liked him here. Olivier and Hepburn share a good on-screen chemistry. No one could've carried this story as well as they did. LOVE AMONG THE RUINS bombed in the ratings when it premiered, but it won Primetime Emmy Awards for leading actors Hepburn and Olivier, director George Cukor, and writer James Costigan. It also won awards for costume design and art direction. The critics loved this movie, but apparently ABC advertised wrong, thus pushing audiences away from it. And it's a shame, too. Anyway, I enjoyed this movie. I'm glad I finally took the time to watch it. [ATTACH type="full"]54594[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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