Gere as a romantic "older man" in the mode of the 1950's and 60's Cary Grant. "Autumn in New York" once and for all certifies Mr. When the name is dropped, Charlotte draws a blank. Will was supposedly a true child of the 60's whose favorite singer was (you'll never guess!) Stephen Stills. But such is the movie's prim sense of propriety that the screenplay goes out of its way to let us know that Will never actually had Way back in the 1960's, we learn, Will actually dated Charlotte's mother. Both of Charlotte's parents died in a mysterious accident many years earlier. John's dire warnings are raspingly seconded by Charlotte's crusty old grandmother and official guardian, Dolly (Elaine Stritch). Scolds, John warns Will that if he goes on like this, he might end up, God forbid, dying in his own arms. He's (gasp!) 48 to her 22, something that is repeatedly pounded home by Will's bartender John (Anthony LaPaglia). Much is made of the fact that Will is twice Charlotte's age. Although there's a small chance her life could be saved through a risky operation (she has less than a year to live), she refuses to have it because she doesn't want to She also has an improbably stiff upper lip. Like the ice rink at Rockefeller Center). Talk about medical anomalies! In the classic triple-hankie tradition, Charlotte is the picture of sparkling vitality and fun until she has sudden fainting spells (always at crucial dramatic moments and at picturesque locations ![]() ShortlyĪfter their affair begins, Charlotte informs Will that she is suffering from an extremely rare and probably terminal heart ailment. Ryder is Charlotte Fielding, the ailing, doe-eyed young designer of kooky hats who reforms him. Gere plays Will Keane, a superstar Manhattan chef and legendary womanizer. ![]() That's probably one reason "Autumn in New York" opened yesterday without advance press screenings and despite the public expression of disappointment by its two stars, Richard Gere and Winona Ryder, over the That a movie as shameless as "Autumn in New York" intends to ennoble them with tears and redemption, only the most diehard sentimentalists will fail to smell a rat. But time has played nasty tricks on a genre that aims straight for the tear ducts. Would probably be lauded as a serious, high-minded romance, the quintessence of ennobling adult entertainment. Selected Scenes and Trailer From the Film 'Autumn in New York'į it were 1940, "Autumn in New York," a flagrantly old-fashioned, triple-hankie tear-jerker that might have starred Bette Davis and Cary Grant,. ![]() FILM REVIEW May-December Romance? Or Simply Hot and Cold? By STEPHEN HOLDENĭoomed? Winona Ryder is the young and ill Charlotte and Richard Gere is Will, who is twice her age, in "Autumn in New York," directed by Joan Chen and written by Allison Burnett.
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