Last night, I watched "Now Voyager" (1942) with Bette Davis.
The title is a quote from Walt Whitman:
The untold Want
By life and land ne'er granted
Now, Voyager
Sail thou forth to seek and find
It's the story of a journey of self-discovery. Along the way, Charlotte discovers not only herself but love, when she she meets a stranger on a cruise and they fall in love. This isn't the traditional movie kind of love where they end up together.
When their time together ends, they agree to love apart, he in his life, she in hers. Circumstances back in non-cruiseship reality prevent them from staying together. They have a mutual agreement that this is the way they knew it would have to be. What I admire in Charlotte Vale is her trust that their love lives on. She doesn't worry that out of sight is out of mind, but rather finds strength in knowing that he's out there somewhere, loving her still.
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