Falling in Love
Falling in Love is a 1984 American romantic drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard, written by Michael Cristofer, and starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep. The film received mixed reviews, and was a box office bomb. It is the second instance of the famous leading actors working together, having met on the set of The Deer Hunter.
Plot
On Christmas Eve, commercial artist Molly Gilmore and architectural engineer Frank Raftis are both, separately, doing last-minute Christmas shopping in Manhattan. Frank meets his colleague Ed for drinks; Ed tells Frank he is getting divorced. Molly sees her friend Isabelle, who is married, but plans to spend Christmas with another man; Molly also visits her sick father. Later that day, at the counter in a hectic bookstore, Frank and Molly get their packages mixed up, and on Christmas Day, Molly's husband, Brian, and Frank's wife, Ann, each opens the book meant for the other.
Awards
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| author | Michael Cristofer |
|---|---|
| award | David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Ulu Grosbard |
| editor | Michael Kahn |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | bookstore car driving christmas eve divorce drive even grand central terminal hudson line listen married metro-north metro-north railroad morning panic attack plan rizzoli bookstore shop sick father suffer walk |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin |
| producer | Marvin Worth |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | romantic drama |