Seeking help from an old philosophy teacher who had written a book about 'Travels through time,' Richard attempts to disassociate himself entirely from the present, move everything out of sight that could possibly remind him of it, hypnotize his mind, and transport himself backward into the past, into June 27, 1912, into the life of the stunningly beautiful and talented Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour). Strong, willful, not at all the way she was later.
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People who knew Elise McKenna when she was young said that she was quick and bright and full of fun. She is the same lady who visited him that night at the premier of one of his plays. What emerges is a wonderful woman who is the first American stage actress in 1912 to create a mystique in the public's eye. He becomes obsessed about finding the truth behind the old photograph and begins questioning the people that knew her past. While waiting for the huge dining hall to open, he tours the grand old building's museum, and sees a portrait of a lovely woman. So he packs his luggage and heads out to an island of enchanting beauty, to the Grand Hotel on the Straits of Mackinac waterfront. Eight years have passed and Richard is seeing his work incredibly sterile, gently afflicted with a case of lesser inspiration. The thoughtful old lady presses a classic pocket watch, from a past existence, into his right hand and intensely whispers four haunting words 'Come back to me,' which will affect him forever. Will their love survive Robinson's disapproval? Will Richard be able to remain in 1912? - Kathy ChelsenĬhristopher Reeve takes on the role of (Richard Collier) a successful Chicago playwright who is approached (in May 1972) by a very old woman (Susan French) who will alter the course of his life eternally. He meets Elise and they fall in love, which does not make her manager, William Fawcett Robinson, rather happy. Finally determining that he must meet her somehow, he employs self-hypnosis and wills himself back to 1912. He also discovers she was the mysterious old woman who gave him the pocket watch. During the course of his research, he learns she was Elise McKenna, a famous actress from the turn of the century. Richard is entranced, and attempts to find out whatever he can about her. While wandering around the hotel, he finds a photograph of a beautiful young woman. He leaves Chicago for awhile to think things out and finds himself near his alma mater at the Grand Hotel. Eight years later, Collier is a successful playwright in the middle of a break-up and writer's block. At the party, he comes face to face with an old woman who presses something in his hand and whispers "Come back to me." He opens his hand to find an old pocket watch.
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The movie opens with college student Richard Collier gathering rave reviews for his debut play.
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