" [Guy is struggling and feeling unrecognized as an actor, similar to he role an albatross plays.] She also divulges that they "plan" to have children.After riding up the elevator into the gloomy yet elegant and spacious Central Park West building, they see signs of wear and ear - chipped floor tiles and unpainted plaster on the wall in the hallway of the 7th floor.She describes he two-week old occupant of the rented room whose name is Carlotta Valdes: "I can""t imagine that sweet girl with that dear face."A wealthy, lonely, land-owning, raw-boned farmer (Shepard in his acting debut) of the Great Plains falls in love with the girlfriend (Adams) of a hot-headed wheat-field worker (Gere), who is masquerading as the field hand""s sister.White letters on a black background, a title card reads:New York City 1964The camera pans down a sign outside the Barbizon Plaza Theatre: "An Evening With Jake La Motta Tonight 8:30.