Forbidden Love (1982 film)

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Forbidden Love
GenreDrama
Romance
Teleplay byPriscilla English
Laurian Leggett
Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
Starring Yvette Mimieux
Andrew Stevens
Lisa Lucas
Jerry Houser
Randy Brooks
Theme music composer Hagood Hardy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Frank von Zerneck
ProducersMarcy Gross
Ann Weston
Cinematography Isidore Mankofsky
Editor Kurt Hirschler
Running time100 min.
Production companies Gross-Weston Productions
Moonlight Productions
Orion Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseOctober 18, 1982 (1982-10-18)

Forbidden Love is a 1982 American TV film. [1]

Plot

San Francisco businesswoman Joanna (Yvette Mimieuxj, a wealthy divorcee, who owns her own successful catalog company, meets Casey, the handsome aspiring heart surgeon and Marin county hospital intern (Andrew Stevens) half her age on a ski slope, and begins a love affair. As they date, she ends up showering him with lavish gifts, realizing his modest budget can't accommodate her style of dining and entertaining.

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She later persuades him to move in with her, but their hot love affair runs afoul of his hard-working blue-collar parents and her disapproving college-age daughter (Lisa Lucas) only slightly younger than the doctor, in this umpteenth variation on the older woman-younger man romance theme.

As they are seen at society events, it becomes more obvious he is giving up his more casual social scene and friends in consideration for her, though it is a struggle for him.

However, when their relationship collides with the judgment of their respective families and snide comments from outsiders, Joanna relents and breaks his heart by suddenly ending their relationship. In the last scene, he is seen packing his clothes but leaving the mansion, leaving behind all of her gifts, including the new sports car as he departs with tears in his eyes.

Cast

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References

  1. Mimieux, The Older Woman: No Sign of Life in 'Forbidden Love' Insipid 'Forbidden Love' By Tom Shales. The Washington Post 18 Oct 1982: C1.