Oliver's Story (film) Oliver's Story (film) Oliver's Story is a 1978 American romantic drama film and a sequel to "Love Story" (1970) based on a novel by Erich Segal published a year earlier. It was directed by John Korty and again starred Ryan O'Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen. The original music score was composed by Lee Holdridge and Francis Lai. It was released by Paramount Pictures on December 15, 1978. This film's promotional tagline is: ""It takes someone very special to help you forget someone very special."" Oliver Barrett IV is emotionally devastated by the death of his young wife Jenny, who
Love Story (1970 film) During the showings, society members and other audience members mock, boo, and jeer "maudlin, old-fashioned and just plain schlocky" moments to humorously build school spirit. Overall, "Love Story" has received mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected reviews from 24 critics and gave the film a score of 63%. The soundtrack from the film was released separately as an album, and distributed by Quality Records. "Love Story" was nominated for seven 1971 Academy Awards, winning one: It was nominated in the categories of: In addition, "Love Story" was nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning five: It was also nominated for: