Let It Be Me (1995)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Eleanor Bergstein

Writer (WGA):

Eleanor Bergstein (written by)

Release Date:

17 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Romance

Plot:

After becoming engaged to Emily, Gabe finds himself watching a graceful pair of dancers in a dance studio window...

Plot Keywords:

High School Sweethearts | Schoolteacher | Wedding Dress | Wedding Invitation Cards | Dance School

Cast

Campbell Scott	...	Dr. Gabriel Rodman
Jennifer Beals	...	Emily Taylor
Yancy Butler	...	Corinne
James Goodwin	...	Bud (as Jamie Goodwin)
Patrick Stewart	...	John
Leslie Caron	...	Marguerite
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alfredo Alonso	...	Wedding Guest
Danny Arroyo	...	Hip Hop Dancer
Michael Raymond Baker	...	Gabriel's Friend
Zoe Bournelis	...	Dancer
Chris Bowen	...	Sam
Erika Burke	...	Meg
Alexis M. Burkhalter	...	Flower Girl
Arielle K. Burkhalter	...	Flower Girl
Jordi Caballero	...	Competitor
Helmar Augustus Cooper	...	Food Line People
Jackie Cronin	...	Stationary Store Owner
Brenda Denmark	...	Food Line People
Andrew Finney	...	Food Line People
John Louis Fischer	...	Gabriel's Friend
Ralph E. Friar	...	Stationary Store Owner
Gary Frith	...	Gabriel's Friend
Melissa Gallo	...	Louise - Jordan's Wife
Michael Genet	...	Panhandler
Heather Graham	...	Perfumery Salesgirl
John Guidera	...	Gabriel's Friend
Katharine Houghton	...	Homeless Woman
Jason Kessler	...	Wedding Guest
Nick Kosovich	...	Dancer
Jordan Lage	...	Gabriel's Friend
Laury Marker	...	Student
Daniel McDonald	...	Fred
Josh Mostel	...	Jordan
Elise Neal	...	Carlita
George T. Odom	...	Food Line People
Christina Pawl	...	Young Mother
Dick Rizzo	...	Maintenance Man
Paul Sampson	...	Gabriel's Friend
Donna Shelley	...	Laura
Jeffrey Shelley	...	Phil
J. Smith-Cameron	...	Clarice
Tasha Smith	...	Student
Jessica Stone	...	Rosie
Dale Stotts	...	Principal Dancer
Jim Strahs	...	Food Line People
Tony Zazula	...	Russian Tea Room Waiter
Daniel Zelman	...	Gabriel's Friend

Also Known As:

Love Dance (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some sensuality.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13

Company:

Rysher Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: Corrine's hair changes in Gabriel's office. When seen from the front, her hair is parted on the right and hanging in front of her shoulders. In the next shot, her hair is swept to the other side.

Movie Connections:

References An American in Paris (1951)

Soundtrack:

Return To Innocence

Charming but "difficult" romantic comedy

Why is there such a sharp division of opinion on this charming movie? I suspect because it is a "difficult" romantic comedy. In almost all romantic comedies, it's clear from the credits which couples will end up with each other. The male and female leads are destined to be paired, as are the secondary male and female stars, and the pleasure lies in seeing the couples correctly sorted out after a lot of confusion. In "Let It Be Me," the only absolutely perfect pairing is that of third leads Patrick Stewart and Leslie Caron. It's a very close question whether the engaged couple, Campbell Scott and Jennifer Beals, and the dance studio partners, James Goodwin and Yancey Butler, are really destined for each other or whether they should change partners and dance. "Some people just belong together," Beals says, but which people is a harder question to answer here than in most comedies, though it is satisfactorily answered by the ending.