Unfaithfully Yours (1984)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Howard Zieff

Writers:

Preston Sturges (1948 screenplay)
Valerie Curtin (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 February 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A toast to the man who has everything. Fame, fortune, a beautiful young wife - and a friend he hopes he can trust. [UK Theatrical]

Plot:

Dudley Moore plays a composer who suspects his wife of cheating. He plots to kill her and frame it on her lover. The whole movie sort of compares his expectations of a perfect result to reality. In the end nothing turns out as planned.

Plot Keywords:

Music | Remake | Jealousy | Halloween | Classical Music

Cast

Dudley Moore	...	Claude Eastman
Nastassja Kinski	...	Daniella Eastman
Armand Assante	...	Maxmillian Stein
Albert Brooks	...	Norman Robbins
Cassie Yates	...	Carla Robbins
Richard Libertini	...	Giuseppe
Richard B. Shull	...	Jess Keller
Jan Triska	...	Jerzy Czyrek
Jane Hallaren	...	Janet
Bernard Behrens	...	Bill Lawrence
Leonard Mann	...	Screen Lover
Estelle Omens	...	Celia
Penny Peyser	...	Jewelry Salesgirl
Nicholas Mele	...	Waiter
Benjamin Rayson	...	Judge

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:12 | Australia:M | USA:PG (certificate #26841) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | UK:15

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

This was originally intended as a project for Peter Sellers before his death in 1980.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Unfaithfully Yours (One Love)

Should have been nominated for Best Picture.

I suppose remakes are rarely eligible for best picture nominations, but the story and the way this film presents it is wonderful. Jealousy and mistaken identity make a great plot. I'm sure it is much more enjoyable than any other 1984 film nominated for best picture. I admit I have not seen the 1948 original and perhaps if it comes on cable/satellite TV I will. I would like to know if the same music is used. The music, Tchaikovsky's "Violin Concerto, 1st Movement", what a fine and difficult symphony. Then there is the dueling violins scene using Vittorio Monti's "Czardas," excellent passionate music for the passion Dudley Moore's character feels about his wife played by Natassia Kinski. Dudley Moore and Armande Asante make as good a team as Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, but without the foul language. This movie is clean and has substance.