A Little Romance (1979)

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writers:

Claude Klotz (novel)
Allan Burns (screenplay)
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Release Date:

27 April 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A French boy (Daniel) and an American girl (Lauren), who goes to school in Paris, meet and begin a little romance...

Plot Keywords:

Computer Programmer | Bridge | Missing Child | Porno Theater | Gifted

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

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
Dominique Lavanant	...	Mme. Cormier
Mike Marshall	...	1st Assistant Director
Michel Bardinet	...	French Ambassador
David Gabison	...	French Representative (as Alain David Gabison)
Isabel Duby	...	Monique
Geoffrey Carey	...	Make-up Man (as Jeffrey Carey)
John Pepper	...	2nd Assistant Director
Denise Glaser	...	Woman Critic
Jeanne Herviale	...	Woman in Metro Station
Carlo Lastricati	...	Tour Guide
Judith Mullen	...	Richard's Secretary
Philippe Brigaud	...	Theater Manager
Lucienne Legrand	...	Theater Cashier

Directed by
George Roy Hill

Writing credits
Claude Klotz		(novel "E=MC2 mon amour") (as Patrick Cauvin)
Allan Burns		(screenplay)
George Roy Hill		(dialogue) uncredited

Produced by
Robert Crawford Jr.	....	producer (as Robert L. Crawford)
Patrick Kelley	....	executive producer
Yves Rousset-Rouard	....	producer

Original Music by
Georges Delerue

Cinematography by
Pierre-William Glenn		(as Pierre William Glenn)

Film Editing by
William Reynolds

Casting by
Margot Capelier
Marion Dougherty
Gille Schneider
Claudine Stora

Production Design by
Henry Bumstead

Art Direction by
François de Lamothe

Set Decoration by
Robert Christidès		(as Robert Christides)

Costume Design by
Rosine Delamare

Makeup Department
Françoise Andrejka	....	makeup artist
Jean-Pierre Berroyer	....	hair stylist
Jean-Michel	....	hair stylist
Eric Muller	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jean-Patrick Constantini	....	unit manager
Ludmilla Goulian	....	production manager
Michel Nicolini	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bruno Cortini	....	second assistant director: Italy
Carlo Lastricati	....	first assistant director
John Pepper	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jacques Brizzio	....	assistant art director
Marino Calvadore	....	assistant art director: Italy
Jean Colin	....	set dresser
Jacques Quinternet	....	set dresser
Michel Suné	....	property master

Sound Department
Michel Desrois	....	sound
Jean-Pierre Lelong	....	sound effects
Alex Pront	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean-Bernard Thomasson	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Bonomi	....	key grip
Jean-Francis Gondre	....	camera operator (as Jean-François Gondre)
Pascal Lebeque	....	assistant camera
Rene Rochera	....	gaffer
Victor Rodrigue	....	still photographer
Jean-Claude Vicquery	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeanne Vergne	....	costumer (as Jeannine Vergne)

Editorial Department
Claudine Bouché	....	editorial associate
Michael E. Polakow	....	assistant film editor (as Michael Polakow)
Annick Rousset-Rouard	....	assistant film editor
George A. Martin	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Georges Delerue	....	conductor

Other crew
Nestore Baratella	....	accountant: Italy
Nicole Cateux	....	auditor
Gastone De Mattia	....	location manager: Italy
Anna Grizi	....	location manager: Italy
Lucie Lichtig	....	script supervisor
Judith Mullen	....	production secretary
Claudio Vinale	....	location manager: Italy
Yannoulla Wakefield	....	production executive

Production Companies

• Pan Arts
• Trinacra Films

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1979) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan in clamshell case)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1984) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (USA)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Carita  hair stylist
• Jean-Claude Lattes  book published by
• Les Films Michel François  titles and opticals
• Studios de Billancourt  auditorium (as Studios de Billancourt)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:All | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-8 | USA:PG (certificate # 25563) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Pan Arts

Trivia:

Julius and Lauren quote Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet #43 from the Sonnets from the Portuguese. It begins with "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." The two recited the last lines, which are "and, if God choose,/ I shall but love thee better after death."

Quotes:

Daniel Michon:[as Daniel helps Lauren pick up the books he dropped on the ground, he sees one specific book... ] Heidegger?
Lauren King:Ah, it for school. An assignment.
Daniel Michon:They assign you Heidegger?
Lauren King:Sure
Daniel Michon:They are teaching you existentialism?
Lauren King:Heidegger isn't really an existentialist.
Daniel Michon:He claims he isn't. His writings says he is.
Lauren King:You read Heidegger?
Daniel Michon:Not anymore. He bores me. Especially his fascination with the tall German poet. What's his name...?
Lauren King:Hölderlin!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Casablanca (1942)

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Smashing romantic comedy-drama about two youngsters in love. A movie-loving French boy and the American daughter of a movie actress meet and eventually run away from France to Venice to seal their love within the bonds of a legend--never suspecting the romantic story they've been told is a tall one, thought up by a wily pickpocket (Laurence Olivier, hammy but not overdoing it) who ends up acting as their guardian. Herky-jerky continuity and a too-heavy police interrogation sequence do not mar otherwise lovely and funny film with a beautiful score by Georges Delerue (which deservedly won an Oscar). Diane Lane, in her debut, is a wise little princess with understanding eyes and a husky, charming voice. *** from ****