"Chilly Scenes of Winter"was originally called, "Head Over Heels" and had its ending re edited and dramatically changed so that the film swerved from a positive, uplifting little character study of quirky, interesting and flawed people into a sad, depressing portrayal of losers mired in their failures with no hope of redemption. I always wondered why Joan Micklin Silver decided to re edit the original film,which had an ending that fit the tone so much better. Was she forced by a studio? Did she actually think that she was improving it by abandoning the positive and embracing the dark? The title "Chilly Scenes of Winter"may fit its edited ending, but diminishes the film.
Review of Chilly Scenes of Winter
