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Violets Are Blue [VHS]

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Do you remember what it felt like to fall in love for the first time? Do you remember the pain when it ended, and years later seeing that person once again and the memories that came flowing back like water through a brook? You now have a good life filled with excitment and travel but you try to recapture that love. He has a wife - a family, but he,too, tries to recapture the past. The story, and particularly the ending, will touch your heart in a way you never thought possible. The theme song at the end of the video will also stay with you for years to come, so make sure the video plays until the very, very end.

This is a true romance. If you've ever wondered "what if??" this is it. It will break your heart when the high school sweethearts reunite and are torn apart again by obligation and circumstance. This is a first rate tear jerker. You are catapulted back in time to that ill fated romance we've all had. The tingle in the pit of your stomach when you see him again for the first time, wondering "How much have I changed and will he still love me?" The burst of energy when you finally give in and kiss again....it's all there. The chemistry is great between the lead characters, it was well acted and worth watching again and again.

This movie depicts a couple who once were lovers but were separated by fate or destiny, when their careers took them on different journeys.

Now Gussie Sawyer (Sissy Spacek) has returned home to Ocean City, Maryland, and runs into her old love, Henry Squires (Kevin Kline). The chemistry is still there and for awhile, they take a forbidden path toward reconnecting. She even joins him at a family dinner and meets his wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and son.

Gussie is a photographer and Henry is a journalist. They collaborate on a big story about the environment and rile up some of the townsfolk. When the story is done, they are offered an assignment together, and they almost take it; in fact, they are all set to go, but fate steps in again.

I watched this a few times when it first came out and loved it. I'll watch anything with these actors, but I especially enjoyed the blissful atmosphere of the sea, the rides at the Playland, the beautiful houses on the sea. I was swept up in the romance, too, so I can understand how the characters would be as well. But what they learned, of course, was that you can't really go back, once you've taken another pathway.

Great viewing!

That line is spoken by Sissy Spacek's father in this wondeful movie about the choices we make in life.

Sissy Spacek and Kevin Kline play hometown high school sweethearts who separate to lead different lives and then reunite unexpectedly 15 years later.

In a good twist on the age old Story- The man stays in the hometown while the woman goes off to see the world (Kline stays, gets his next girlfriend pregnant and runs the small town newspaper after his father's death- Spacek becomes a world travelling photographer after working as a flight attendent)

The two meet up 15 years later and have to come to terms with how they have chosen to lead their lives and if they really can (or want ) to change them to be together again.

The movie is excellent at conveying the complexities of mature love in contrast to youthful idealistic love- that is, how responsibility sometimes gets in the way of happiness.

The location (ocean city, maryland) is so integral to the mood that it is almost a character in the story. This movie shows it in a great light.

The supporting performances are also excellent,with both Spaceks's dad and Kline's wife (A great Bonnie Bedelia, who ironically is more exotic looking than Ms. Spacek) being shown in a realistic fashion. A lesser film may have made them one dimensional obstacles to the lead's love.

One minor problem - the subplot about ocean city politics felt contrived and only seemed to be in there to lenghthen the movie

A great adult romance!

Loved this movie! For those of us who grew up the on the east coast, this was like going home...going back in time...bringing back those long lost memories of youth, freedom, first love, the beach. Movie set was in "old" Ocean City, Maryland, and portrays a young woman returning home and finding her "long lost love" who now belongs to someone else. Upon seeing him, love is rekindled....and the question is...can we go back? Can we pick up where we left off? In the end...reality sets in...and with broken hearts, they once again go their separate ways. A must see for those who have ever loved and lost.

One of my all time favorite love story's. First time I watched it was in 1986. It made me cry and laugh. And gave me hope that the two would end up together.... they should be. But doing what is right is how it ends. I love this movie

"The saddest words ever put to paper by pen, are the words what might have been". Who am I quoting? This quote describes this movie. The closing song is ONE DAY and I know who recorded it. I can't find it in any search. The movie credits state that Atlantic Records recorded. Branigan is the songstress.

Very happy with this purchase. I have been looking for it for a long time. It was in excellent condition. Thank you.

While I think Sissy Spacek is a brilliant actress, I've never thought her very pretty...except in this movie. She is just cool as the worldly photog. And Kevin Kline has always been a favorite since the Big Chill. But even Bonnie Bedelia does a great job and is pretty, too. This is one of those stories that either work for you or it escapes you. I just watched this yesterday and was smiling when the final song was playing. You just want to go with him back to his house and see him come through for his family. I know it's an oldie, but it's still a goodie!!

I am so happy this movie finally made it on to DVD. As someone local to Ocean City Md where it was filmed, it added alot to the story, just knowing the area. Basically it's a boy meets girl, girl leaves boy when she comes back realizes what she left behind, but ultimately leaves him behind again. He is too tied up with his life and family to follow her. It's a good story, in a setting that isn't seen/used much in movies.