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A Little Romance is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Laurence Olivier, Thelonious Bernard, and 13-year-old Diane Lane in her film debut. The screenplay was written by Allan Burns and George Roy Hill, based on the novel E=mc 2 Mon Amour (1977) by Patrick Cauvin .
American teenager Lauren King living in Paris, meets and falls in love with a local boy named Daniel Michon. They befriend storyteller Julius and take a trip to Venice in George Roy Hill's romantic comedy.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Romance
- George Roy Hill
- 1979-04-27
It’s not their fault “A Little Romance” is about two 13-year-olds who could exist only in fiction, and whose witty one-liners often sound as if they were authored by a writer for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (as, Indeed, they were). These are attractive kids and they look interesting.
A French boy (Daniel) and an American girl (Lauren), who go to school in Paris, meet and begin a little romance. They befriend Julius, who enchants them with his storytelling. In an attempt to ensure the teens' love forever, the three journey to Venice.
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Lauren King (Diane Lane) is a book-smart 13-year-old American girl with an IQ of 167 living in Paris with her affluent family. She spends her free time reading Heidegger. Daniel Michon (Thelonious Bernard) is a street-wise 13-year-old French boy who lives in La Garenne with his father, a cabbie. He loves Hollywood films and amuses himself handicapp...
Laurence Olivier as Julius Edmund SantorinDiane Lane as Lauren KingThelonious Bernard as Daniel MichonArthur Hill as Richard KingThe filming for "A Little Romance" took place in Paris, France as well as Verona, Venice and Veneto, Italy. Because the crew was unable to shoot scenes in the Louvre, a replica set was built for it. Prior to the making of the movie, Thelonious Bernard was not fluent in acting and had no previous acting experience, so he stayed at director George Ro...
Following its initial release in 1979, "A Little Romance" received mixed reviews, with some of them being quite negative. Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a 72% rating based on 25 reviews and it received an 86% positive audience rating based on 5,156 reviews. In his review in The New York Times, Vincent Canby described the film as "so ponderous it se...
52nd Academy Awards 1. Best Adapted Screenplay: Allan Burns (nominated) 2. Best Original Song Score: Georges Delerue (won) 3. Best Supporting Actor- Motion Picture: Laurence Olivier (nominated) 32nd Writers Guild of America Awards 1. Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium: Allan Burns (nominated) Young Artists Awards 1. Diane Lane: Best Juvenile A...
A Little Romance is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Laurence Olivier, Thelonious Bernard, and Diane Lane in her film debut. The screenplay was written by Allan Burns and George Roy Hill, based on the novel E=mc2 Mon Amour (1977) by Patrick Cauvin.
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A french boy who loves movies and an American girl fall in love and decide to run away to Venice to seal their beautiful romance under the bridge of Sighs. It's a pure and simple story about connecting and finding love for the first time.
