| A Little Romance | |
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| Directed by | George Roy Hill |
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| Based on | E=mc2 Mon Amour 1977 novel by Patrick Cauvin |
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| Cinematography | Pierre-William Glenn |
| Edited by | William H. Reynolds |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Countries | United States France |
| Languages | English French Italian |
| Budget | $3 million[1] |
A Little Romance is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Laurence Olivier, Thelonious Bernard, and 13-year-old Diane Lane in her film debut. The screenplay was written by Allan Burns and George Roy Hill, based on the novel E=mc2 Mon Amour (1977) by Patrick Cauvin. The original music score was composed by Georges Delerue.[2][3] The film follows a French boy and an American girl who meet in Paris and begin a romance that leads to a journey to Venice where they hope to seal their love forever with a kiss beneath the Bridge of Sighs at sunset.
The film won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Original Score for Georges Delerue and received an additional nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Allan Burns.[4] It also received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for Laurence Olivier and Best Original Score for Delerue.[5] As the film's young leads, Thelonious Bernard and Diane Lane both received Young Artist Award nominations as Best Actor and Best Actress respectively, as well as earning the film a win as Best Motion Picture Featuring Youth.[6] It was the first film produced by Orion Pictures.
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- ^ Canby, Vincent (April 27, 1979). "George Roy Hill Offers 'A Little Romance':In Love in Paris". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ "52nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "37th Annual Golden Globe Awards". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "1st Annual Youth in Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2013.