![]() They can become an exercise in tedium and boredom if not done correctly. ![]() Filmed plays, even with a witty script such as the one here by Bernard Slade, can often lose their way when transferred to film. We also witness how events in a changing world also effect their lives, including how the Vietnam War plays a factor in George's life, and how Woman's Lib seems to completely change Doris during one visit. As the years pass, we see how the lives of Doris and George change in relationship to events that occur in their home lives during the rest of the year. The story is told in five year intervals and when George and Doris meet, the setting only briefly leaves the room which they occupy together. ![]() ![]() Written as a stage play, the film resembles one. It is perhaps this, along with what up until now had been unfulfilled passion, that draws them together more than anything." They finally agree to meet at the same inn every year at the same time, to carry on their adulterous affair. They have legitimate reasons for being away from their homes, but it is clear that these reasons are just excuses for them to have a brief respite from being trapped in lives they aren't entirely happy with. As they try to comically cope with what they have done, we find out little snippets about their home lives and exactly why each of them are at the inn. They have both done something which neither of them thought was possible, and that is to cheat on their spouses. What we find out as the story really begins, is that these two people, George (Alan Alda) and Doris (Ellen Burstyn), are married, but to other people. ![]() As the title song fades out, we are with them as they awaken. We see them talking, laughing, and eventually we see them together in their room in a coastal inn. As their eyes meet, they seem to be making a connection, and before long the young man introduces himself to the woman. As Johnny Mathis and Jane Oliver sing "The Last Time I Felt Like This" over the opening credits, we witness a man sitting alone in a restaurant. ![]()
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