Quest for Love

1971
PG
1h 27m

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After a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist finds himself trapped in an alternative reality that bears some similarities to our own, but also has so... Read allAfter a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist finds himself trapped in an alternative reality that bears some similarities to our own, but also has some striking differences. In this other reality, World War II had never occurred, mankind h... Read allAfter a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist finds himself trapped in an alternative reality that bears some similarities to our own, but also has some striking differences. In this other reality, World War II had never occurred, mankind had not yet travelled into space, and Mt. Everest had not yet been conquered, just to name ... Read all

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In the parallel universe, Leslie Howard is still alive and still acting in 1971 as World War II never occurred. In reality, Howard was killed when his plane was shot down by a flight of eight Luftwaffe Ju-88C "Zerstorers" or heavy fighters over the Bay of Biscay on June 1, 1943.

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Colin wakes up in bed to find his wife missing. He gets up and only has pyjama trousers on. He starts to put his dressing gown on. The scene moves to the drawing room and he comes into the room tying his dressing gown belt and is now seen to be wearing a pyjama jacket.

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Referenced in The Golden Gong (1985)

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6/10

Still hoping to see it again

"Quest for love" came on local late night TV in Chicago a couple times in about 1977 and I've been looking for it ever since. Science fiction is far down the list of what I normally like but this one was special, probably because it was a relationship story that used a nearly believable SF conceit (parallel worlds) to create an absorbing dilemma. No aliens or spaceships, just an ordinary life that turns increasingly odd: a friend whose missing limb suddenly returns, a newspaper headline that says, "Kennedy elected to second term", and so on. It was intriguing for at least two reasons. One was Joan Collins, who is, well, stunning. Why anyone would cheat on her character is perhaps the film's greatest mystery. The other was that the parallel worlds idea takes a while to develop fully, and it drew me into the puzzle. I've not seen a parallel realities film since that I've liked as much. (By the way, I could swear there's a scene in "Back to the Future 2" where Doc is using a blackboard to explain this very concept to Marty, which is a lift from QFL.) In the end it's a film about a decent guy and his relationship problems; only, in his case, he's inherited them from his drunken, loutish other self.