A Matter of Time (1976)

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Writers:

Maurice Druon (novel), John Gay (screenplay)

Stars:

Liza Minnelli, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Liza Minnelli	...	Nina
Ingrid Bergman	...	Contessa Sanziani
Charles Boyer	...	Count Sanziani
Spiros Andros	...	Mario
Tina Aumont	...	Valentina
Gabriele Ferzetti	...	Antonio Vicari
Geoffrey Copleston	...	Hotel Manager
Dominot	...	Hotel Porter
Fernando Rey	...	Charles Van Maar
Orso Maria Guerrini	...	Gabriele d'Orazio
Jean Mas	...	Kaiser Wilhelm
Isabella Rossellini	...	Sister Pia
Amedeo Nazzari	...	Tewfik
Virgilio Volpe	...	Restaurant Owner
Philippe Hersent	...	Cook

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

hotel maid | flashback | melodrama | memory | 1940s | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Italy USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 1976 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Nina

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Coralta Cinematografica, Deux Femmes Service Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Luise Rainer and Liza's godmother Kay Thompson were both considered for the role of the Contessa.

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Connections

Featured in Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli (2010)

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Soundtracks

"The Me I Haven't Met Yet"
Music and Lyrics by Fred Ebb and John Kander
Performed by Liza Minnelli (uncredited)

User Reviews

More interesting for the actors than the plot

It is not hard to understand why this movie has never been released on anything but 16mm, which is how I came to see it. This movie is a bit too eccentric to actually accomplish it's purpose. The acting is much too stylized and emphatic with the plot rather weak. The interest in this film lies in the fact that has many firsts and lasts. It is Charles Boyer's last film, and Isabella Rossellini's first. It is also the last film that Vincent Minnelli directed, and close to the end of Ingrid Bergman's career. Other than that there is little to recommend it, but it does have some interesting footage of Rome. It is about a chamber maid who gains employment in Rome taking care of a declining socialite who once strutted across the world stage but who is now on the rocks. She is unable to accept being a has-been and continues to live in her mind as though she is still the consort of emperors. Her new chamber maid Liza Minnelli tries to support her as well as she can, although it is a hopeless task.