For some reason I think about this movie every once in awhile.  It’s quite old, I think it would be from the 50’s.  Twice I’ve rented the Sandpiper because I think that is the movie I’m thinking about but when I watch it, I realize that it’s not the one I remember.

The plot is a love story, the man is a respected family man, I know that he has a wife and children, I think that the wife is blonde but I could be wrong.  It think he’s a teacher or clergy or something.  It could be set in Italy or something like that. He meets a beautiful dark haired woman, (I think dark hair). They have an affair that carries on for years and have a child.  I believe it is a secret and nobody knows about it.  They love each other deeply and then he becomes sick and is in the hospital.  Then at the last moment, then wife allows the woman and I think the child to come to the hospital to see her husband on his death bed.  It is kind of a story about forgiveness and compassion.  I saw it about 30 some years ago and I thought it old at that time.  I don’t know why I keep thinking about it.