A Little Romance
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Movie Reviews of A Little Romance
Movie Review: sweet movie about first love
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a sweet story about two teenagers (aged around 14 or 15) falling in love for the first time. It also offers a chance to see Diane Lane in her movie debut playing Lauren, a pretenaturally bright American kid living in Paris with her obnoxious, snobby mother (Sally Kellerman) and her third husband. Diana is cute as a button in this movie.
Lauren meets Daniel, a Parisian movie buff her own age living a Bacall-Bogart fantasy life. They in turn bump into and befriend a charming old pickpocket played by Laurence Olivier. This is not the old master's best work. He plays the role in a kind of squeeky fake French accent, like a pale imitation of Maurice Chevalier -- but it doesn't detract too much from the movie.
Lauren's adopted dad decides to move the family back to Houston (Houston!!!). Dejectedly, she seizes on the idea of running away with Daniel for a few days to Venice. If they can only float in a gondalier under the Bridge of Sigh at sunset and kiss while the bells are chiming, they will be in love for ever, just like Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
The main reason for seeing this movie is the sweet, tender, innocent relationship of the two kids. They seem to belong to a different, much more naive age. Director George Roy Hill handles them with great sensitivity. One roots for them and identifies with them both.
Nice shots of Paris, Verona, the Swiss Alps and Venice don't hurt either.
Movie Review: Where are they all now?
Summary: 4 Stars
After "A Little Romance," Thelonious Bernard (born 6 March 1964, as Bernard Giumelli) appeared briefly in 1981's "Allons z'enfants (The Boy Soldier)," a grim film about the military academies into which the French threw their kids to be cannon fodder. He then decided to quit acting and pursue his studies. When not publishing academic papers and leading professional conferences, he teaches dental prosthetics at the l'université de Nantes where he became a Dean in the School of Dentistry. He lives in the quaint French town of Orvault, outside Nantes where he and his wife raised their children.
Lawrence Oliver was 72 when he made "A Little Romance" and went on to do 18 additional performances in film and TV. In 1989 he died of complications from a muscle disorder and a series of health problems.
Lane, despite a tumultuous private life, continues to act in major films.
Movie Review: A Charming Film
Summary: 4 Stars
I picked up this film a couple of months ago and we enjoyed watching it. The children playing the lead rôles were excellent and the scenery and atmosphere were delightful, although I did wonder about the references to sex and the soundtrack of an off-screen porno flick in a PG film. Recently I started reading Patrick Cauvin's "E=mc' mon amour" on the recommendation of a friend and was surprised to realize that it was obviously the book which inspired "A Little Romance." Some details were different, but there they were, the same characters in almost the same situations. What fun to discover the original work through pure serendipity!Movie Review: A Little Romace is very cute movie
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is a very charming story, very romantic. I saw it when I was about 18 and thought it was a very charming story, but I was stoned at the time. So I saw it again a few years later, this time sober, and still thought it was charming. So now I'm 50 and saw it with my wife, who had never seen it before. We both thought it was a fun movie to watch, perfect for our date night together. This movie features a couple of young people who fall in love and begin a wonderful adventure, but this is not like the Disney films kind of thing.Movie Review: Sweet Little Love Story
Summary: 4 Stars
A young cast supported by some big name stars (Olivier and Broderick Crawford) make for an entertaining little movie. The French kid will make you smile all the way through. The new DVD treatment is a great way to bring this gem of a movie back to light after languishing on VHS for many years. Treat yourself to this fun little film.
And a sidebar to some of these other reviewers: there ought to be a rule that you have to be able to spell and punctuate if you write reviews on Amazon.com.