A Warm December (1973)

Directed by and starring the late great Sidney Poitier, here he is a widowed American doctor vacationing in London with his daughter. There he meets beautiful, but mysterious Ester Anderson who it turns out is the niece of an African ambassador. The two fall in love, but there are a number of complications to get in the way of their happiness. It reminds me a lot of Autumn in New York, except it’s actually good. The leads are both appealing characters and they have fantastic chemistry with each other. I love the 1970s costume design and touches of ambiguous, generic ‘African’ culture. The only weak point is the child actor, but they unfortunately often are.