A Little Romance (1979)

A French boy (Daniel) and an American girl (Lauren), who goes to school in Paris, meet and begin a little romance. They befriend Julius who enchants them with his story telling. In an ... See full summary »

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writers:

Claude Klotz (novel), Allan Burns (screenplay),

Stars:

Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard

Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurence Olivier	...	Julius
Diane Lane	...	Lauren King
Thelonious Bernard	...	Daniel Michon
Arthur Hill	...	Richard King
Sally Kellerman	...	Kay King
Broderick Crawford	...	Himself
David Dukes	...	George de Marco
Andrew Duncan	...	Bob Duryea
Claudette Sutherland	...	Janet Duryea
Graham Fletcher-Cook	...	Londet
Ashby Semple	...	Natalie Woodstein
Claude Brosset	...	Michel Michon
Jacques Maury	...	Inspector Leclerc
Anna Massey	...	Ms. Siegel
Peter Maloney	...	Martin

Storyline

A French boy (Daniel) and an American girl (Lauren), who goes to school in Paris, meet and begin a little romance. They befriend Julius who enchants them with his story telling. In an attempt to solidify the teens' love forever, the three journey to Venice.

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Plot Keywords:

computer programmer | bridge | missing child | porno theater | gifted | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

France USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

27 April 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un pequeño romance

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pan Arts, Trinacra Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Laurence Olivier's ageing retired French pickpocket character Julius was a Maurice Chevalier-type boulevardier.

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Quotes

Natalie Woodstein, Lauren's dorky friend: You don't know what love is like until you've fallen for your cousin.

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Connections

References The 400 Blows (1959)

User Reviews

One of my new all-time faves

One of the finest movies I have ever seen. Let no one ever again say that intelligent movies can't be deeply moving, spiritual, and just plain fun.

I was utterly stupefied at the seamless way this movie exposes the spiritual landscape. I'm really at a loss to explain this movie in the normal way one speaks of theatrical productions; in terms of components, like writing, direction, acting, etc. This movie was marvelously "of a piece", which is very, very relaxing and refreshing. Analyzing it would feel like dissecting a living thing, which I won't do.

Just one of the gems: This movie makes perfectly plain the essential role of familial love for the full and timely flowering of romantic love. At a time when people are accused of ascribing to movies an inordinate responsibility for social conditions, this movie reminds you why it might be reasonable to do so. It can be fairly well depended upon to stand as a model for father-daughter love, true husbandry under difficult circumstances (a spiritually impoverished mother), and exploring your first love.

And there are lots and lots and lots of other gems in this movie. There's sweet chaos, Sir Laurence Olivier, an excellent balance of English and subtitled native speech, a truly fine and unaffected portrayal of European life, and on and on and on. SEE THIS MOVIE!