Universal PicturesThere is something about ‘Somewhere in Time’ that refuses to fade, even more than four decades after Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour first broke hearts on Mackinac Island. His spirit rises, floats out through the hotel room window into a long, brightly lit hallway, and gradually moves into the waiting embrace of Elise McKenna. The Real-Life Story Behind Christopher Reeve and Jane SeymourPart of why the ending lands so hard for longtime fans is the layer of real life history tangled up in the production. That behind the scenes romance has only added weight to how audiences read the chemistry between Richard and Elise onscreen. Decades later, the film’s legacy rests almost entirely on that final scene, the idea that some connections are strong enough to survive death itself.