i love this movie because every single element of it be nothing less than excellent . i will quickly praise a few of them . peter otoole give u one of his great performance a he become the definitive mr. chip . petula clark and have a beautiful voice and be perfect a katharine . the director be able to bring the story to the screen in a fresh new way . combine that with the fantastic and creative cinematography and editing and writing and etc . and and you have a film that show the fine quality of it production . i can not praise the well plan camera work enough and it move u up and around and zoom in and out and give u the best view of and and let the location become part of the scene . petula clark last song you and i be just 3 beautifully compose long take and and in this era of 2 second take and i can appreciate the extra care that everyone involve have to give to get those long scene perfect . the music be great and and the song move the story along just a they should . leslie bricusse be one of my favorite composer . listen to these song and how could anyone not like them . this be a very romantic story between two people near middle age that find each other and bring out the best in each other and and it last till the end of their life . excellent production value and act and camera work and and music and make this movie well worth watch .