
American Steve Blackburn, in the insurance business, is married with two kids. Vickie Allessio, a self described design "stealer" for a knockoff fashion house, is a recent divorcée with two kids. Steve and Vickie are running into each other more and more in their day to day lives in London before even knowing who the other is, which suits them both fine, as when they do finally officially meet, Steve is up front that he wants to have an affair with her, Steve who has had aff... (Full plot summary below)
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American Steve Blackburn, in the insurance business, is married with two kids. Vickie Allessio, a self described design "stealer" for a knockoff fashion house, is a recent divorcée with two kids. Steve and Vickie are running into each other more and more in their day to day lives in London before even knowing who the other is, which suits them both fine, as when they do finally officially meet, Steve is up front that he wants to have an affair with her, Steve who has had affairs in the past whenever his wife Gloria, who is from old money, isn't around which is currently the case as she is in the States visiting her parents. Vickie, in turn, is up front that she is amenable to a no-strings affair with him under specific circumstances, namely that it be at least a classy short term affair, meaning no cheap motels, and preferably a weekend away somewhere warm. Able to arrange a business trip to Málaga, Spain, for a week, Steve convinces Vickie to change their agreed weekend to a week and spend it in the nearby resort of Marbella. However, one issue after another has the potential to derail the Marbella vacation and thus their affair, unless they can overcome all of the obstacles. If they can, they will have to decide if there is any sort of future for them in their real lives.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatThis romantic comedy, directed by Melvin Frank, is literate and zesty entertainment - sort of a gin and tonic film with a twist of lemon. |
| The SpectatorChristopher Hudson[Glenda Jackson] is a rivetingly good actress, able to turn the shallowly-defined character of Melvin Frank's screenplay into a woman of some depth and complexity. |
| User ReviewSteph HBy far the best romantic comedy I have ever seen. The chemistry between Jackson and Segal is intoxicating. They don't make them like this anymore. |
| User Reviewadrian morgan lBy far the best romantic comedy I have ever seen. The chemistry between Jackson and Segal is intoxicating. They don't make them like this anymore. |
| User ReviewGavin MBy far the best romantic comedy I have ever seen. The chemistry between Jackson and Segal is intoxicating. They don't make them like this anymore. |
| User ReviewKay Nmy most favourite movie of all time...glenda jackson is wonderful in it,and george segal isnt so bad either! about 2 people who start an affair, he's married, shes' divorced and they then find they have things in common and find it hard to end it....the dry humour from jackson is just wonderful!! |
| User ReviewChristina GI remember seeing this in the theater (I'm old, shut up) it had such an impact on me. |
| User ReviewStephen MThis amazing film is a slice of the seventies - and a really fun one, too! It shows the moods and attitudes of the sexually free.. even if it does mean that one of those sexually free is a philandering husband who is cheating on his wife! The interesting thing about it is the frankness with which the characters negotiate their affair. She knows he is an adulterer, he knows he is cheating; they just don't care! It's just sex, after all. And in the seventies, that was the deal. Let's be honest, though. All throughout history there have been sexcapades and infidelities - the sixties brought about a sexual revolution, though, that led to a decade of cheating and swinging and bedhopping, sadly ended by the AIDS crisis of the 80s. What I love about A Touch Of Class is that it captures, very nicely, that mood of just living free and sleeping around. After all, not only do we have Steve Blackburn and Vicki Allessio having an affair; we have them doing it on a week long holiday where his close friends have the opportunity of witnessing the infidelity! It isn't (necessarily) judged by his friends; it is seen, noted, discussed, advised and then the philanderers are left to enjoy their fling. Then there are incidental characters like a travel agent who also witnesses the infidelity, an apartment building filled with hookers who all have the same last name and hotel employees who handle the follies of the philanderers. And follies there are - aplenty. One mishap after another threatens the affair (hilariously so!) but to no avail. The adulterers fall in love and continue their affair in their real lives, giving Glenda Jackson the chance of a lifetime to run the gamut of emotions from bitingly funny to heartbreaingly human. There is a big pay off for the audience and for the actress. She got the Oscar for this film, famously beating out Barbra Streisand for The Way We Were. Ultimately, it is a dated piece of artwork; but it is happily dated because it isn't a movie made NOW about the seventies. It is a real time look at how it was; and it is wonderfully written with humour and humanity and a fun seventies score featuring a great song: All That Love Went To Waste. This movie is a keeper - one to be watched and enjoyed over and over. |
| User ReviewTreefrog TVery good chemistry between Segal and Jackson. One of the best romantic comedies of the 70's |
| User ReviewJeff Bits about a man who wants 2 b w/ a woman. its about glenda jackson shes cool. its about 2 ppl who r different falin in love! |