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A Little Romance

1979 · 108 min

A gentle, charming escapade that feels like a warm breeze, balancing precocious wit with tender first love and a touch of mischief.

Directed by
George Roy Hill
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard
Tagline
America is having a love affair with "A Little Romance"
Overview
Intellectually precocious teenager Lauren King lives in Paris with her somewhat ditzy mother. On a movie set, she strikes up a friendship with teenage film buff Daniel Michon. After Lauren's mother forbids her to date the outspoken Daniel, the young lovebirds team up with eccentric pickpocket Julius to run away to Venice, where, according to legend, a couple who kiss under the Bridge of Sighs will stay together forever.

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Directed by
George Roy Hill
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • friendship
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
George Roy Hill
Written by
Allan Burns
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard, Arthur Hill, Sally Kellerman, Broderick Crawford, David Dukes, Andrew Duncan
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
Pierre-William Glenn
Runtime
108 min
Country
France, United States of America
Languages
Italian, English, French

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