A Little Romance (1979)
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80% of critics liked it
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78% of users liked it
(5,040 ratings)
The disarming comedy A Little Romance features Diane Lane as a 13-year-old American, living in Paris with her businessman stepfather (Arthur Hill) and her promiscuous mother (Sally Kellerman). Mom is currently enamored with pretentious-filmmaker David Dukes, and it is on the set of Dukes' latest… More The disarming comedy A Little Romance features Diane Lane as a 13-year-old American, living in Paris with her businessman stepfather (Arthur Hill) and her promiscuous mother (Sally Kellerman). Mom is currently enamored with pretentious-filmmaker David Dukes, and it is on the set of Dukes' latest picture that Lane meets another 13-year-old, insatiable French film buff Thelonious Bernard. A likeable street-smart petty thief and gambler, Bernard is instantly attracted to Lane. With the help of roguish old Laurence Olivier, Lane and Bernard arrange a romantic rendezvous under the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. Naturally, when the kids disappear it's a cause for international concern, but all ends as it should. Some of the best moments in A Little Romance belong to Broderick Crawford, unselfconsciously playing "himself" at a movie party. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Roy Hill
- Written By
- Claude Klotz, Allan Burns
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Apr 27, 1979 Wide
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Renee Schonfeld, Common Sense Media
Young love is sweet, romantic, with some teen rebellion.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Absolutely delightful romance, so light of heart that it has the power to melt any cynic.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Charming to the max with great Olivier turn.
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Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly
Diane Lane's talent was obvious even at age 14.
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Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide
Like the rest of the film, Diane Lane is smart, pretty and charming in the most classical of senses.
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Cast
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Laurence Olivier
as Julius
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Arthur Hill
as Richard King
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Sally Kellerman
as Kay King
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Diane Lane
as Lauren
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Thelonious Bernard
as Daniel
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Broderick Crawford
as Brod
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David Dukes
as George De Marco
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Andrew Duncan
as Bob Duryea
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Claudette Sutherland
as Janet Duryea
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Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Londet
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Ashby Semple
as Natalie
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Claude Brosset
as Michel Michon
- Tom Byron
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Jeoffrey Carey
as Makeup Man
- Kari Foxx
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Dominique Lavanant
as Mme. Corier
- Trinity Loren
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Michael Marshall
as 1st Assistant Director
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Anna Massey
as Mrs. Siegel
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Jacques Maury
as Insp. Leclerc
- Penny Morgan
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John Pepper
as 2nd Assistant Director
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Carlo Lastricati
as Tour Guide
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Peter Maloney
as Martin
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Jeanne Herviale
as Woman in Metro
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David Gabison
as French Representative
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Michel Bardinet
as French Ambassador
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Lucienne Legrand
as Cashier
- Arthur Hiller
