At Long Last Love

At Long Last Love is an American motion picture musical that was released in 1975 and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The film, with a screenplay by Bogdanovich, is a homage to the great Hollywood musicals of the 1930s such as Swing Time and Top Hat, and features 16 songs with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The film is set during the 1930s and is evocative of Noel Coward's play Private Lives, featuring mate swapping among the very rich. The ... more

At Long Last Love is an American motion picture musical that was released in 1975 and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The film, with a screenplay by Bogdanovich, is a homage to the great Hollywood musicals of the 1930s such as Swing Time and Top Hat, and features 16 songs with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The film is set during the 1930s and is evocative of Noel Coward's play Private Lives, featuring mate swapping among the very rich. The film is unique as it is the first movie since the early 1930s in which the musical numbers were recorded live, without the actors lip-synching to a previously recorded soundtrack. The live recording was cited as a mistake in numerous reviews of the movie, as the actors in the movie were not known for their musical abilities, and had trouble singing live while performing. The film opened in March 1975 to scathing reviews and poor box office returns, prompting Bogdanovich to have an open letter of apology printed in newspapers throughout the U.S... less