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A Little Romance

  • 1979
  • PG
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
7.2K
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POPULARITY
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17,478
A Little Romance (1979)
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Romantic ComedyAdventureComedyDramaRomance

An American teenager living in Paris falls in love with a local boy, and together they befriend an old storyteller before taking a trip to Venice.An American teenager living in Paris falls in love with a local boy, and together they befriend an old storyteller before taking a trip to Venice.An American teenager living in Paris falls in love with a local boy, and together they befriend an old storyteller before taking a trip to Venice.

  • Director
    • George Roy Hill
  • Writers
    • Allan Burns
    • Patrick Cauvin
    • George Roy Hill
  • Stars
    • Laurence Olivier
    • Diane Lane
    • Thelonious Bernard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    7.2K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,214
    17,478
    • Director
      • George Roy Hill
    • Writers
      • Allan Burns
      • Patrick Cauvin
      • George Roy Hill
    • Stars
      • Laurence Olivier
      • Diane Lane
      • Thelonious Bernard
    • 72User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Top Cast29

    Laurence Olivier
    Laurence Olivier
    • Julius
    Diane Lane
    Diane Lane
    • Lauren
    Thelonious Bernard
    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
    Claudette Sutherland
    • Janet Duryea
    Graham Fletcher-Cook
    Graham Fletcher-Cook
    • Londet
    Ashby Semple
    Ashby Semple
    • Natalie
    Claude Brosset
    Claude Brosset
    • Michel Michon
    Jacques Maury
    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
    Michel Bardinet
    • French Ambassador
    • Director
      • George Roy Hill
    • Writers
      • Allan Burns
      • Patrick Cauvin
      • George Roy Hill
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews72

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    Reviewers say 'A Little Romance' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    • Trivia
      Filming in Paris, where he had been part of the U.S. Army when they liberated the city in 1944, was a great experience for Broderick Crawford. According to co-star David Dukes, "He could still walk into restaurants where the owner would remember him and sit him down to dinner."
    • Goofs
      Lauren, 19 or 20 minutes into the film, while precociously discussing Heidegger with her (latest) stepdad, says that his "stuff" is mostly "etymological." She undoubtedly was supposed to say "ontological," since ontology (a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being) was within Heidegger's oeuvre. Etymology (the history of a linguistic form such as a word), of course, makes no sense in this context.
    • 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)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 27, 1979 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Un pequeño romance
    • Filming locations
      • Verona, Veneto, Italy(Verona sequences)
    • Production companies
      • Orion Pictures
      • Pan Arts
      • Trinacra Films
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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