![]() She seems to swoon slightly when seeing him, but then suddenly asks upon meeting him "Is it you?" McKenna's overbearing manager, William Fawcett Robinson (Christopher Plummer), abruptly intervenes and sends Richard away. Finally, he stumbles upon Elise walking by a tree near the lake. Richard looks all over the hotel for Elise, even meeting Arthur Biehl as a little boy, but has no luck finding Elise. He slowly falls asleep and awakens to the sound of whinnying horses in the year 1912. Richard again hypnotizes himself (without the benefit of a modern tape recorder) and allows his absolute faith in his eventual success to become the tipping point or trigger for the journey back through time. ![]() The attempt fails because he lacks real conviction, but after finding an old guest book from 1912 containing his signature, Richard realizes that he will eventually succeed. Back in his hotel room, Richard dresses himself in an early 20th-century suit, and attempts to will himself into 1912 using tape-recorded suggestions. Finney warns Richard that such a process would leave one very weak physically, possibly dangerously so. To accomplish this process, one must remove all things from sight that are related to the current time. He seeks out Professor Finney, who believes that he briefly traveled through time through the power of self-hypnosis. Richard becomes obsessed with traveling back to 1912 and meeting Elise, who he has fallen in love. Among Elise's personal effects is a book on time travel written by an old college professor, Dr. While there, he discovers a music box that plays the 18th variation on Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff, his favorite musical piece. Richard visits Laura Roberts (Teresa Wright), Elise's former housekeeper and companion. Upon digging deeper, he learns that she was the aged woman who gave him the pocket watch eight years earlier, but died afterward later that same evening. With the help of Arthur Biehl (Bill Irwin), an old man who has been at the hotel since 1910, Richard discovers that she is Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour), a famous early 20th-century stage actress. While looking at a display in the hotel's museum, Richard becomes entranced by a strangely captivating photograph of a mysterious, beautiful young woman. Feeling stressed from writing his play, he decides to take a break and travels out of town to the Grand Hotel. Eight years later, Richard is a successful playwright living in Chicago, but has recently broken up with his girlfriend and is struggling with writer's block. During the celebration, he is approached by an elderly woman who places an antique pocket watch into his hand and pleads "Come back to me." Richard does not recognize the woman, who returns to her own residence afterward. In 1972, college theater student Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve) celebrates the success of his first play. Will their love survive Robinson's disapproval? Will Richard be able to remain in 1912? - Kathy Chelsen ![]() 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. The movie opens with college student Richard Collier gathering rave reviews for his debut play.
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