Head Over Heels (2001)

A nostalgic view of love in the 1970s
If you see this film today under its original title, "Chilly Scenes of Winter", you will probably be most struck by watching two part players from "The Sopranos" -- John Heard and Peter Reigert -- in their youth with long hair. Both play middle aged patsies in the HBO crime series. The other thing that will strike most viewers is that the heroine's husband once played "the maestro" on "Seinfeld".

What I think you will not understand is how realistic this film is about love in the 1970s, when love meant lack of commitment and possibly trying it out with several people at a time. In this regard Hurt's character, "Charles", is the metaphor for lovelorn men in that era. Charles spends the entirety of the movie not getting over the breakup with his girlfriend "Laura" (played by Mary Beth Hurt) who he saw while she was still married to the masetro character.

There is little that is great or terrific in this movie other than its realistic view of 1970s love, during a time when people weren't conditioned to hate homosexuals and everyone believed in the cliche that it's OK if it's legal and doesn't hurt anyone. This movie shows it does hurt people, emotionally as well as physically.

Loved The Original Ending
This is one of my favorite films of all time. The original ending is the only way for the film to end. There are those of us out there who really do believe in fate and happily ever after. I am one of them. If you ever get the chance to see the original, see it! Head Over Heels is what it was called when I saw it on HBO nearly 25 years ago (not the Chilly Scenes of Winter, how did that title come about?), anyway, is a very emotional and intellectual film. A+A+A+A+ Long live the romantics in the world. Will SOMEONE release this film in it's original version!

Loved The Original Ending
This is one of my favorite films of all time. The original ending is the only way for the film to end. There are those of us out there who really do believe in fate and happily ever after. I am one of them. If you ever get the chance to see the original, see it! Head Over Heels is what it was called when I saw it on HBO nearly 25 years ago (not the Chilly Scenes of Winter, how did that title come about?), anyway, is a very emotional and intellectual film. A+A+A+A+ Long live the romantics in the world. Will SOMEONE release this film in it's original version!