The film opened in the #4 spot at the North American box office, earning $10,987,006 in its opening weekend, behind The Replacements, Space Cowboys, and Hollow Man. The film debuted on Blu-ray on Augfrom MVD Entertainment Group. The film was released on VHS and DVD on January 2, 2001. Custom House, Bowling Green, Manhattan (Native American Museum of New York) 66 Morton Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York.79th Street Boat Basin, Manhattan, New York City, New York.458 Washington Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York.88 Greenwich Street and Rector Street, Manhattan.

Bow Bridge, The Ramble and Lake, Central Park, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York.Wollman Skating Rink, 830 5th Avenue, New York City, New York.Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York.Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York.Liza Lapira as Charlotte's birthday friend.Elaine Stritch as Dolores 'Dolly' Talbot.Will notices a swan, and then a reflection in the water of a woman walking over the bridge. The following summer on a small boat on Central Park Lake, Will is holding his newborn grandson in his arms. He stands at his window weeping, holding the box to his chest. Opening it, he finds his watch she took on their first date. Back at his apartment, Will finds Charlotte's gift to him on the floor – a small box with the hat stem she designed for him. Will rushes her to the hospital and calls the surgeon.Īfter the surgery, the specialist emerges, and it is clear that he could not save her. As she prepares to bring him his Christmas gift, she collapses. On Christmas morning, Charlotte wakes up and hears Will decorating. Asking his daughter for help, results in her finding a specialist who agrees to perform the surgery when the time comes. In the next days, Will searches for a specialist to perform the complicated surgery to save her. At the hospital, they are told the tumor has grown and she has only a few weeks left. Later, while skating at Rockefeller Center, she suddenly collapses. She tells him to leave, but he pleads for another chance. The next night, Charlotte returns home to find Will asleep in a chair. She tells him of a recurring dream in which her father says he is sorry for abandoning her. Married and pregnant, she has become sentimental about parenthood, wanting to meet her own father. A few nights later he arrives home, finds her in the lobby and they talk for the first time. He goes to her workplace, recognizes her from a very out-of-date photo, but can't approach her. Meanwhile, Will receives a letter from Lisa Tyler, an illegitimate daughter that he has never met. Charlotte catches him in the act and breaks off their relationship, furious after all. The doctor explains that her neuroblastoma, a rare illness that few people have, has produced a tumor near her heart and that unfortunately, she has only one year to live.Īt a Halloween party, Will meets an ex and they end up on the roof having sex. She has an episode of severe chest pain Will rushes her to the hospital. At his restaurant, they prepare a meal together for his staff, and he begins to fall in love. The next day, they walk through the fall foliage in Central Park, and Charlotte takes Will's watch, saying she will return it when he forgets she has it. She acknowledges this, revealing she is dying of a heart condition. The next morning, while having breakfast on his terrace, Will explains that their relationship has no future. There they get to know each other and become lovers. When she delivers the hat to his apartment a few days later, he invites her to accompany him to the formal benefit under the guise that he had been stood up. The next day, Will calls and asks Charlotte to make a hat for his date for an upcoming benefit dinner. Will learns that Charlotte is the daughter of his ex-girlfriend Katy, who died in a car accident shortly after Charlotte's birth.

Free-spirited haberdasher Charlotte Fielding celebrates her birthday in his upscale restaurant, and he immediately notices her. Will Keane is a successful restaurateur and womanizer. The film received generally negative reviews, but was a moderate commercial success, grossing $100 million on a $65 million budget. United States distributor MGM took over the film from Chen and significantly re-edited the film, which also involved deleting a Winona Ryder nude scene. Written by Allison Burnett, the film follows a successful middle-aged restaurateur and womanizer who falls in love with a sweet young woman who is terminally ill. Autumn in New York is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Joan Chen and starring Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, and Anthony LaPaglia.

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