A Little Romance
1979 · Movie · PG · 108 min · ★ 6.8 · 62% critics
A bright American teen living in Paris falls for a French boy she meets on a movie set. When adults try to keep them apart, they team up with an older stranger and set off on a risky trip across Europe, chasing a romantic legend tied to a famous bridge in Venice.
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-04-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (82 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, old-fashioned teen romance with a light caper feel and lots of Paris-to-Venice travel charm; Not for you if contrived plots or precocious-kid dialogue bother you, like in Gregory's Girl.
Pros: sweet first-love story; charming older accomplice; gorgeous European scenery | Cons: contrived, unrealistic moments; uneven tone and length; some off-putting attitudes
Themes
- paris, france
- venice, italy
- bridge
- road trip
- teen angst
- teenage girl
- teenage boy
- young love
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1980
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1980 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1980 · nominated
Cast & crew
Laurence Olivier
as Julius
Diane Lane
as Lauren King
Thelonious Bernard
as Daniel Michon
Arthur Hill
as Richard King
Sally Kellerman
as Kay King
Broderick Crawford
as Brod
David Dukes
as George de Marco
Andrew Duncan
as Bob Duryea
- CS
Claudette Sutherland
as Janet Duryea
Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Londet
Directed by George Roy Hill