Endless Love 1981 | [upd]

But most of all, watch it for the uncomfortable question it leaves you with: Is there a difference between loving someone endlessly and loving someone endlessly ? The film’s answer is a resounding, fiery, tragic yes.

The movie, however, is pure, unadulterated dysfunction. "My love, I set a building on fire to prove my devotion." endless love 1981

This is the film’s most dangerous trick. The aesthetic beauty constantly argues that David’s obsession is poetic. When he stalks Jade through the woods, the light filters through leaves like a cathedral. When he writes her endless letters, the camera lingers on his elegant handwriting. Zeffirelli seems to be in love with the idea of obsessive love, even as the plot spells out its consequences. The result is a dizzying, dissonant experience—a horror movie dressed in a romance novel’s clothing. Let’s be honest: if you know Endless Love today, you know the song. Written by Lionel Richie and performed as a duet by Richie and Diana Ross, the theme song is one of the most enduring ballads of all time. It spent nine weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, was nominated for an Academy Award, and has been covered by everyone from Luther Vandross to Mariah Carey. But most of all, watch it for the