Dancing at the Harvest Moon

Dancing at the Harvest Moon is a 2002 American made-for-television romantic drama film starring Jacqueline Bisset, Valerie Harper and Eric Mabius. Directed by Bobby Roth, it is based on K.C. McKinnon's novel of the same name.

Dancing at the Harvest Moon
Mabius and Bissett in film poster
Written byK.C. McKinnon (novel)
Peter Nelson (teleplay)
Directed byBobby Roth
StarringJacqueline Bisset
Eric Mabius
Valerie Harper
Theme music composerChristopher Franke
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerSalli Newman
CinematographyEric Van Haren Noman
EditorMargaret Guinee
Running time84 min
Production companyBayonne Entertainment Columbia TriStar Television
Release
Original release
  • October 20, 2002 (2002-10-20)

Plot

Maggie, a professor of English literature, is fast approaching her silver wedding anniversary. But her world is shattered upon discovering that her husband, Tom, has been repeatedly adulterous during their marriage and now intends to marry his younger mistress. Facing divorce, she retreats to the tranquility of her hometown, where she met her first love, Patrick, decades earlier. Patrick has long since died, and the club where they danced together—the Harvest Moon—is closed and in disrepair. She seizes upon the idea of buying and restoring the club again—with the help of a young carpenter/woodworker, John, who turns out to be Patrick's son. Soon the attraction between John and Maggie is hard to deny. However, Maggie can't stop thinking of the obstacles between them, including his young age, his current girlfriend and, most critically, whether her feelings for John are sincere or only a projection of her long-ago love for his father. All is finally revealed once the Harvest Moon is open again.[1]

Cast

Reception

Andy Webb from The Movie Scene gave the film three out of five stars and wrote: "What this all boils down to is that "Dancing at the Harvest Moon" is pretty much what you would expect from a made for TV romantic melodrama with lots of soft focus, romantic scenes and not a great amount of depth. But it is enjoyable with a nice take on the age difference relationship scenario with an added element to make it a little less obvious."[2] David Parkinson from Radio Times gave it two out of five stars, stating: "KC McKinnon's bestseller is the source for this lachrymose melodrama, in which Jacqueline Bisset proves once again that she lacks the intensity and range of contemporaries like Charlotte Rampling."[3]

References
  1. Dancing at the Harvest Moon Hollywood. Retrieved on 9 October 2010
  2. Webb, Andy. "Dancing at the Harvest Moon (2002)". The Movie Scene. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. Parkinson, David. "Dancing at the Harvest Moon". Radio Times.


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