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Pienet sydämet

Original title: A Little Romance
  • 19791979
  • K-8K-8
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
17,753
2,124
Pienet sydämet (1979)
Official Trailer
Play trailer2:58
1 Video
25 Photos
AdventureComedyRomance

An American teenager living in Paris meets and falls in love with a local.An American teenager living in Paris meets and falls in love with a local.An American teenager living in Paris meets and falls in love with a local.

IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
17,753
2,124
  • Director
    • George Roy Hill
  • Writers
    • Allan Burns(screenplay by)
    • Patrick Cauvin(novel "E=MC² mon amour")
    • George Roy Hill(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Laurence Olivier
    • Diane Lane
    • Thelonious Bernard
Top credits
  • Director
    • George Roy Hill
  • Writers
    • Allan Burns(screenplay by)
    • Patrick Cauvin(novel "E=MC² mon amour")
    • George Roy Hill(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Laurence Olivier
    • Diane Lane
    • Thelonious Bernard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 64User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

    Videos1

    A Little Romance
    Trailer 2:58
    A Little Romance

    Photos25

    George Roy Hill and Graham Fletcher-Cook in Pienet sydämet (1979)
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    Pienet sydämet (1979)
    Laurence Olivier in Pienet sydämet (1979)
    Laurence Olivier in Pienet sydämet (1979)
    Diane Lane and Ashby Semple in Pienet sydämet (1979)
    Laurence Olivier in Pienet sydämet (1979)
    Diane Lane and Thelonious Bernard in Pienet sydämet (1979)
    Diane Lane and Thelonious Bernard in Pienet sydämet (1979)

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    Laurence Olivier
    Laurence Olivier
    • Julius
    Diane Lane
    Diane Lane
    • Lauren
    Thelonious Bernard
    • Daniel
    Arthur Hill
    Arthur Hill
    • Richard King
    Sally Kellerman
    Sally Kellerman
    • Kay King
    Broderick Crawford
    Broderick Crawford
    • Brod
    David Dukes
    David Dukes
    • George de Marco
    Andrew Duncan
    Andrew Duncan
    • Bob Duryea
    Claudette Sutherland
    • Janet Duryea
    Graham Fletcher-Cook
    Graham Fletcher-Cook
    • Londet
    Ashby Semple
    • Natalie
    Claude Brosset
    • Michel Michon
    Jacques Maury
    • Inspector Leclerc
    Anna Massey
    Anna Massey
    • Ms. Siegel
    Peter Maloney
    Peter Maloney
    • Martin
    Dominique Lavanant
    Dominique Lavanant
    • Mme. Cormier
    Mike Marshall
    • 1st. Assistant Director
    Michel Bardinet
    • French Ambassador
    • Director
      • George Roy Hill
    • Writers
      • Allan Burns(screenplay by)
      • Patrick Cauvin(novel "E=MC² mon amour")
      • George Roy Hill(dialogue) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Sir Laurence Olivier wanted to do his own stunts despite his infirmity. Director George Roy Hill had built for Olivier a specially designed bicycle with a motor to give the appearance that the cyclist was pedaling. Olivier wouldn't stand for this, however, and when Hill was away, he got on the real bike and rode down a hill on his own, proving his cycling competency.
    • Goofs
      Around minute 51 when on the Champs-Elysees a pedestrian makes an obscene gesture to the camera. They should've noticed this and re-shot on the spot.
    • Quotes

      Daniel Michon: You have a father or just a mother?

      Lauren King: No, I have a father. As a matter of fact, I'm on my third.

      Daniel Michon: [surprised] Does your mother divorce them or just kill them?

      Lauren King: [laughs] No, still alive.

      Daniel Michon: What does the latest one do?

      Lauren King: He's in telephones.

      Daniel Michon: Telephones. What does he do exactly?

      Lauren King: Exactly? He's the head of ICT. In Europe.

      Daniel Michon: So. You're a capitalist.

      Lauren King: [shakes her head] My father's a capitalist. My own politics are more... radical than my parents'.

      Daniel Michon: It's easy to be liberal when you're rich. I've seen it in films.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: A Little Romance, Love on the Run, Dawn of the Dead, Manhattan, Hanover Street, Firepower, Cannibal Girls (1979)

    User reviews64

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    10/10
    delightful movie
    I first saw this movie in 1979. I loved it then and it has not lost any of it's magic 37 years later. Lane and Bernard are sweet and captivating and of course Sir Laurence Olivier gives another wonderful performance in his long distinguished career. Like many who saw this movie so many years ago, I often wondered what ever became of the young actor who portrayed Daniel. Apparently he decided that acting was not a profession he would continue to pursue as I have recently discovered, ashame that he did'nt do more. The award winning score to this movie by Georges DeLarue is probably the movies greatest triumph, for without it the story may not have come across with quite the power that it did. This movie is a real blessing!
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    • mtvernonandfairway
    • Feb 11, 2006

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    • What is the slower musical piece heard periodically through the film?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1979 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • A Little Romance
    • Filming locations
      • Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Maincy, Seine et Marne, France
    • Production companies
      • Orion Pictures
      • Pan Arts
      • Trinacra Films
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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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