A Little Romance

"America is having a love affair with "A Little Romance""

1979 1h 48m EN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 90

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Intellectually precocious teenager Lauren King lives in Paris with her somewhat ditzy mother. On a movie set, she strikes up a friendship with teenage film buff Daniel Michon. After Lauren's mother forbids her to date the outspoken Daniel, the young lovebirds team up with eccentric pickpocket Julius to run away to Venice, where, according to legend, a couple who kiss under the Bridge of Sighs will stay together forever.

“America is having a love affair with "A Little Romance"”

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Cast

Laurence Olivier
Julius
Diane Lane
Lauren King
Thelonious Bernard
Daniel Michon
Arthur Hill
Richard King
Sally Kellerman
Kay King
Broderick Crawford
Brod
David Dukes
George de Marco
Andrew Duncan
Bob Duryea

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Roy Hill
Writers: Allan Burns
Languages: Italian, English, French
Countries: France, United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, English, French.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Roy Hill, shot by Pierre-William Glenn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Georges Delerue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Editor William Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Laurence Olivier and Diane Lane and Thelonious Bernard carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "America is having a love affair with "A Little Romance"".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Roy Hill directs. Pierre-William Glenn behind the camera. Georges Delerue scores. William Reynolds cuts. Produced in France, United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, English, French.
3International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.
4Directed by George Roy Hill, shot by Pierre-William Glenn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Georges Delerue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor William Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Laurence Olivier and Diane Lane and Thelonious Bernard carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "America is having a love affair with "A Little Romance"".
9IMDB entry: tt0079477 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "paris, france", "venice, italy", "bridge", "road trip".