Adapted from his own best selling novel, Erich Segal’s Love Story is one of the best romantic tearjerkers ever unleashed on date night. When rich Harvard law student Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O’Neal) and middle-class Radcliffe student Jenny Cavilleri (Ali MacGraw) fall madly in love at first sight, they discover the disapproval of Oliver’s family is nothing compared to the tragedy of Jenny’s diagnosis with a terminal illness. Nominated for the Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor (John Marley), Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars. Academy Award winner for Francis Lai’s unforgettable and often-imitated score.
“Love Story is an excellent film, successful on all artistic levels. It’s O’Neal’s picture by a good margin.” – Variety
“4 Stars. The film of Love Story is infinitely better than the book. I think it has something to do with the quiet taste of Arthur Hiller, its director, who has put in all the things that Segal thought he was being clever to leave out. Things like color, character, personality, detail, and background.” – Roger Ebert
