A Little Romance

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A Little Romance
Directed by George Roy Hill
Produced by Robert L. Crawford
Yves Rousset-Rouard
Written by Claude Klotz
Allan Burns
George Roy Hill
Starring Laurence Olivier
Diane Lane
Sally Kellerman
Arthur Hill
Thelonious Bernard
Music by Georges Delerue
Cinematography Pierre-William Glenn
Editing by William H. Reynolds
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) April 27, 1979
Running time 108 min.
Country France/United States
Language French/English
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A Little Romance is a 1979 romantic comedy film starring Laurence Olivier and Diane Lane in her film debut. It was directed by George Roy Hill. The screenplay is written by Allan Burns and George Roy Hill. The original music score is composed by Georges Delerue.

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[edit] Plot summary

Lauren King (Diane Lane) is 13 years old, highly intelligent, and rich. She is an American girl living in Paris who spends her free time reading Heidegger. Daniel Michon (Thelonious Bernard) is 13 years old, highly intelligent, and poor. He is a French boy who loves Hollywood films and who uses his talent with mathematics to make imaginary bets on horse races.

When the two meet and fall in love, Lauren's flirtatious mother (Sally Kellerman) fiercely objects and tries to split the two up. Lauren and Daniel decide to run away to Venice, in order to "kiss under the Bridge of Sighs at sunset while the bells toll", which they have been told will mean that they will be in love forever. They are aided in this plan by Julius (Laurence Olivier), an elderly well-bred pickpocket.

[edit] Trivia

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  • The film is based on the French novel E=mc2, Mon Amour by Patrick Cauvin. The book has a sequel, Pythagore, Je t'Adore, which picks up several years after the events of the first book.
  • A Note: Robert Redford is featured in 2 movies throughout the film (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, presented in the Italian as 'Il Stangata'): this may have been due to the director's (George Roy Hill) relationship with Redford, as Hill directed both Butch Cassidy, and The Sting, as well as A Little Romance.

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