I managed to watch this one on Amazon streaming movies. It came out in 1973, the same year I moved to the New Orleans area to start a new job and the year my first son was born. The 1970s was a distinct time.
The way this movie starts seems like it will be a romantic comedy, and there is lots of comedy, but it really turns out to more be a statement on how we choose partners in life, with some serious young/old couple insight.
It starts in Greece, Liv Ullmann (about 34 or so) plays 40-yr-old Ann Stanley who is vacationing and her car breaks down. A motorcyclist shows up, Edward Albert (about 22 or so) as 22-yr-old Peter Latham. He offers her a ride into town but they end up sleeping on a small alcove at water's edge. She sees their almost 20-yr age difference as too great, she disappears as dawn breaks and goes back to her real estate job in Manhattan.
Imagine Ann's surprise when Peter shows up at her home to escort her teen daughter Trina to a party. Several comedic situations occur, everyone assumes Peter is after Trina, but instead he really is after Ann. Then a wealthy 43-yr-old client of Ann's from Tulsa takes an interest in 17-yr-old Trina. The points being made, an 18-yr difference or a 25-yr difference should not be the deciding matter. It also is a commentary on how society more easily accepts a younger girl pairing up with an older man than the opposite.
It was also great seeing Gene Kelly as Billy Boylan, Ann's ex-husband and Trina's dad. He was in his early 60s and still in fine form, and he didn't make many movies after this one.
Overall a very enjoyable movie with good actors, adapted from a stage play.
The way this movie starts seems like it will be a romantic comedy, and there is lots of comedy, but it really turns out to more be a statement on how we choose partners in life, with some serious young/old couple insight.
It starts in Greece, Liv Ullmann (about 34 or so) plays 40-yr-old Ann Stanley who is vacationing and her car breaks down. A motorcyclist shows up, Edward Albert (about 22 or so) as 22-yr-old Peter Latham. He offers her a ride into town but they end up sleeping on a small alcove at water's edge. She sees their almost 20-yr age difference as too great, she disappears as dawn breaks and goes back to her real estate job in Manhattan.
Imagine Ann's surprise when Peter shows up at her home to escort her teen daughter Trina to a party. Several comedic situations occur, everyone assumes Peter is after Trina, but instead he really is after Ann. Then a wealthy 43-yr-old client of Ann's from Tulsa takes an interest in 17-yr-old Trina. The points being made, an 18-yr difference or a 25-yr difference should not be the deciding matter. It also is a commentary on how society more easily accepts a younger girl pairing up with an older man than the opposite.
It was also great seeing Gene Kelly as Billy Boylan, Ann's ex-husband and Trina's dad. He was in his early 60s and still in fine form, and he didn't make many movies after this one.
Overall a very enjoyable movie with good actors, adapted from a stage play.