41 years later and this film STILL holds a special place in my heart. Graduating high school, leaving old girlfriends, going off to college, meeting new ones. ;-) Dated, but at the same time, timeless.
The legend is indeed true, as I can vouch. From first seeing this glorious film in the 1970s, it took me until 16 April 2014 to prove it. Find out for yourself - go to Venice with your one true love.
Often, you will not know whether to laugh or cry. A brilliant movie of teenage love.Dianne Lane is cute. Sir Olivier is fantastic.Music at the end will haunt you for days.Another great accomplishment by George Roy Hill.
“Haunt”….great choice of words because the ending theme has had a spell over me since I first watched it back in jr high. Diane Lane and I are almost the exact same age and I fell for her so hard in the movie……..and always wanted a girlfriend with long blonde hair like hers.
Mike Valbuena it's NOT you. Hollywood doesn't make films made for adults - just adolescents (of all ages, mentally and physically). It's cheaper to make films with minimum dialogue, colloquialisms, (which need to be translated, understood), than filming a comic book, or a video game.
One of the best teenage love stories. Diane is beautiful. A movie worth watching many times . One could shed tears at times and enjoy the humour too. Another great performance by Olivier. A heavily underrated film.
She wears English School of Paris t-shirts during this movie. Those of us that went to that magical school during the ‘70s have a special bond with this movie.
I remember watching this fascinating movie together with my family sometime in the 1980s when I was about 15 years old, about the same age as the protagonists in the film. We shared their excitement and hoped they would reach their goal in Venice. When they finally managed, their kiss and embracement below the Bridge of Sighs during the ringing of the bells were very moving. Thereafter I never saw the film on TV again, but I remembered that the main actress was called Diane Lane. Later I came across her name in other films, when she was an adult actress, and wondered if she was really the girl from this movie. Now I want to watch the movie again - first in my native German, then in English and French, as in these versions I don't understand every word, but of this movie, I want to understand every single word, because its message is so important. Unfortunately there seems to be neither a DVD nor Blu-ray nor another release, although I saw it in German on German television back then, but such great films are no longer shown there. That's a shame, especially since it even won an Oscar for best music and was directed by Oscar winner George Roy Hill (his "The Sting", in German "The Clou", with Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Robert Shaw was brilliant). I didn't even know these two facts until recently. Now, as a James Bond fan, I noticed that interestingly "Moonraker" was filmed and released at the same time (1978/79) and shares two filming locations with "A Little Romance", namely a French castle near Paris (probably a different one, but very similar), and the canals of Venice with tolling bells. The two film crews could have met on location through this coincidence. Not really relevant but interesting. When I was to Venice in 2008, I didn't think of "A Little Romance" but was busy with "Casino Royale" from 2006, which also has a great romantic score by David Arnold (deserving another Academy Award, if you ask me) accompanying the Venice scenes, and also a stunning main actress, namely Eva Green. Next time I visit Venice I am going to take into account when the evening bells are ringing (is the large Marangona bell ringing at 18.30 everyday, or dependent on the season and thus the time of sunset :-) ? But maybe it would be better to wait until all five bells are ringing, probably on Saturday evening.
Thanks to TCM, I happened across this fantastic film. Purchased it immediately after watching. Excellent performances from everyone, and nice highlight reel of Paris and Venice. If you are like me, and missed seeing it for the past 40+ years, carve out a couple of hours to watch it if you have the chance.
Yes, the very end of this movie is quite haunting. One needs to have a sensitive soul to understand it. . 'A Little Romance' is one of my all-time Top 25 favorite movies, and that last image is one of the best in the history of cinema. (I don't explain the deeper things, if someone doesn't understand. That's one of my essential personal rules. It has something to do with *pearls* and *swine* .)
@@D-FensDogG yes it is a top 50 all time movie for sure... i would not go that far to put it top 25 but it is top 50 for sure... lane would never have the career she had without this movie being made... she was every guys dream back in the 80s and was also great actress
@@D-FensDogG 1960 the time machine ofc.... also somewhere in time is up there... and back to the future saga... groundhog day....donnie darko ofc... midnight in paris.. 2000 frequency... interstellar.... flight of the navigator... predestination... and then you got low budget films like the infinite man and time crimes which are in top10.... safety not guaranteed and the butterfly effect that are also in the top 15... timetrap... arq... about time... the time traveler's wife triangle... project almanac..there are others that are top notch but the ones i mentioned are a must see like now... there is no waiting with those.... you can wait with primer... it is overrated despite what you are told... yes it is smart but no it is not top 10... not even close
@@D-FensDogG 1960 the time machine ofc.... also somewhere in time is up there... and back to the future saga... groundhog day....donnie darko ofc... midnight in paris.. 2000 frequency... interstellar.... flight of the navigator... predestination... and then you got low budget films like the infinite man and time crimes which are in top10.... safety not guaranteed and the butterfly effect that are also in the top 15... timetrap... arq... about time... the time traveler's wife.... triangle... project almanac..there are others that are top notch but the ones i mentioned are a must see like now... there is no waiting with those
I wonder how many people arriving in Venice for the first time are shocked to find out, via their noses, that the canals of Venice are an open sewer system ? Not exactly what I would call romantic .
I saw this movie as a young boy 35 years ago and still remember the end scene ,,where he says goodbye and runs after it until he can .. at that time tears came from my eyes . To this day I don't know about the male actor Thelonius Bernard ? what happened after this movie ? i heard he retired from acting and is now a dentist somewhere in France . hmmm time flies so fast
The Affecting Elegance of Olivier Permeates the Bittersweet Splendour of this Teenybopper Illusion ... Much akin to the immortal words set forth from the unhinged lips of the doomed "Col. Walter E. Kurtz"; I wept like some Grandmother, during the closing sequence of this beautifully poetic George Roy Hill delicacy. The classic clichés n' contrivances of the rich girl / poor boy adolescent soap opera completely wins out in posh-style thanks to the sharpest knives in the top-drawer performances of Diane n' Thelonious; poignantly accompanied with the deftly-layered genius of a lovely Laurence. That final freeze-frame of "Daniel", with us knowing full well that this proud n' passionate working-class boy will never see that poor little rich girl again is simply devastating ...
1. have you ever heard of a running sentence. 2. You gave out spoilers. 3. You must be from rotten tomatoes website, The reddit/wikipedia of movie critics/wanabes LOL
45 years old! Director George Roy Hill presents a little romance story starring a young Diane Lane in her film debut and Thelonius Bernard People don't like smart kids, some parents prefer their kids to not be such shut ins, not everybody has courage and imagination, are two people destined to be like everyone else when they grow up? The two child actors are so adorable together and the pickpocket Julius character is likable The movie does slow down to a crawl during the middle though so you'd think there would be more urgency As far as young romance stories go though it's cute and innocent enough watching two souls in a hurry to grow up even if breaking all the rules is necessary
This was - believe it or not - one of the hardest films I've had to track down a good, HD or better copy of (I did. Took me a month or so). - and I don't mean through a reseller. Easy as hell to find any bs comic book film, though....(soundtrack is beautiful).
2:50 I LOVED THE TRAILER, MADE ME CONVINCE TO WATCH THE MOVIE BUT NOT GOING TO BECAUSE I KNOW THIS WILL MAKE ME SEARCH FOR LOVE AGAIN AND DESTROY MY LIFE AGAIN. CAN'T AFFORD THIS TIME TOO MANY RESPONSIBILITY ON HEAD.😢
Watched this movie and I loved it. The movie remind me of a Tamil film called “Paneer pushpangal” , a movie of teen age love released in 1981. I cried watching both the movies as it brings back our childhood memories! ua-cam.com/video/RAx_QCpD2_E/v-deo.html
41 years later and this film STILL holds a special place in my heart. Graduating high school, leaving old girlfriends, going off to college, meeting new ones. ;-) Dated, but at the same time, timeless.
this is the peak of everything... your kind was very creative in 1970s 1980s... you cant compare to 2020s ai iphone zombies... will always lose
The legend is indeed true, as I can vouch. From first seeing this glorious film in the 1970s, it took me until 16 April 2014 to prove it. Find out for yourself - go to Venice with your one true love.
Often, you will not know whether to laugh or cry. A brilliant movie of teenage love.Dianne Lane is cute.
Sir Olivier is fantastic.Music at the end will haunt you for days.Another great accomplishment by George Roy Hill.
“Haunt”….great choice of words because the ending theme has had a spell over me since I first watched it back in jr high. Diane Lane and I are almost the exact same age and I fell for her so hard in the movie……..and always wanted a girlfriend with long blonde hair like hers.
it is very good movie... not top 50 but it is definitely better than any movie of the 2020's lol
Movies like this one are the reason I'm so fucked up today. No one believes in true love anymore.
Mike Valbuena it's NOT you. Hollywood doesn't make films made for adults - just adolescents (of all ages, mentally and physically). It's cheaper to make films with minimum dialogue, colloquialisms, (which need to be translated, understood), than filming a comic book, or a video game.
hang in there Mike :)
@@praxseb4317 can you name some movies WHICH SHOWS YOUNG CHILDHOOD LOVE ?
@@davidarmitage22 yes
@@harishkonapuram9339 Yeah than give??
I remember watching this movie as a young girl. I really loved it!
because you saw actors that could actually act... with a good script and good everything
One of the best teenage love stories. Diane is beautiful.
A movie worth watching many times . One could shed tears at times and enjoy the humour too. Another great performance by Olivier.
A heavily underrated film.
A beautiful and touching teenage love story with plenty of excitement . There is humour too. An unforgettable experience.
great movie... they could actually act in those eras...
Such an utterly beautiful film. Loved it all my life.
Nunca pude olvidarme de este film, fue uno de mis favoritos junto con "Melody", que bellas epocas !!
El mío también me compré el libro no sé ni cómo lo pude conseguí
Dos hermosas peliculas.
i loved the film soo much
same
I had watched this movie on Sunday night, it was great! :)
As do I...
最高に好きです！
Beautiful Movie
I love this movie so much it so Romantic and funny I love it Make me cry
J'ai regardé ce film quand j'étais lycéen. Je me sentais très rafraîchissant. Ça me manque!
Lauren and Danielle met again when she returned to Paris at 18
and they married and lived happily ever after😍
Yes... I wanna loved to see it
I felll very much calm in my heart
This came true in Richard Linklaters Before Sunrise
❤😊
@@florabidwad9065 then it would be like every other movie with # 2 and it would take away from the greatness and the status it achieved...
高校1年生の時はじめて妻と一緒に観た映画です。名犬ラッシーと2本立てになっていました。とても大切な想い出の映画です。新婚旅行には「ベネチアにあるためいきの橋の下で、日没の瞬間にキスしよう」と言っていましたが44年経過した2023年まだ行けていません。。
Love this movie, it's one of my favorites of all time!
Sweet movie. love it. i watch a long time ago.
Man I'm a big soft teddy bear when I see Laurence Olivier gets me all weepy waaaaahhhhh...the kinda role that an actor dies for at his age.
She wears English School of Paris t-shirts during this movie.
Those of us that went to that magical school during the ‘70s have a special bond with this movie.
I remember watching this fascinating movie together with my family sometime in the 1980s when I was about 15 years old, about the same age as the protagonists in the film. We shared their excitement and hoped they would reach their goal in Venice. When they finally managed, their kiss and embracement below the Bridge of Sighs during the ringing of the bells were very moving. Thereafter I never saw the film on TV again, but I remembered that the main actress was called Diane Lane.
Later I came across her name in other films, when she was an adult actress, and wondered if she was really the girl from this movie. Now I want to watch the movie again - first in my native German, then in English and French, as in these versions I don't understand every word, but of this movie, I want to understand every single word, because its message is so important.
Unfortunately there seems to be neither a DVD nor Blu-ray nor another release, although I saw it in German on German television back then, but such great films are no longer shown there. That's a shame, especially since it even won an Oscar for best music and was directed by Oscar winner George Roy Hill (his "The Sting", in German "The Clou", with Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Robert Shaw was brilliant). I didn't even know these two facts until recently.
Now, as a James Bond fan, I noticed that interestingly "Moonraker" was filmed and released at the same time (1978/79) and shares two filming locations with "A Little Romance", namely a French castle near Paris (probably a different one, but very similar), and the canals of Venice with tolling bells. The two film crews could have met on location through this coincidence. Not really relevant but interesting.
When I was to Venice in 2008, I didn't think of "A Little Romance" but was busy with "Casino Royale" from 2006, which also has a great romantic score by David Arnold (deserving another Academy Award, if you ask me) accompanying the Venice scenes, and also a stunning main actress, namely Eva Green.
Next time I visit Venice I am going to take into account when the evening bells are ringing (is the large Marangona bell ringing at 18.30 everyday, or dependent on the season and thus the time of sunset :-) ? But maybe it would be better to wait until all five bells are ringing, probably on Saturday evening.
This is such a good movie!!
Thanks to TCM, I happened across this fantastic film. Purchased it immediately after watching. Excellent performances from everyone, and nice highlight reel of Paris and Venice.
If you are like me, and missed seeing it for the past 40+ years, carve out a couple of hours to watch it if you have the chance.
superb movie... definitely top 50 of all time... some say higher i dont ... but it is for sure a top 50... top 100 at a minimum
The ending is truly heartbreaking : (
Yes, the very end of this movie is quite haunting. One needs to have a sensitive soul to understand it.
.
'A Little Romance' is one of my all-time Top 25 favorite movies, and that last image is one of the best in the history of cinema. (I don't explain the deeper things, if someone doesn't understand. That's one of my essential personal rules. It has something to do with *pearls* and *swine* .)
@@D-FensDogG yes it is a top 50 all time movie for sure... i would not go that far to put it top 25 but it is top 50 for sure... lane would never have the career she had without this movie being made... she was every guys dream back in the 80s and was also great actress
@@michelleper5065 What's your #1 all-time favorite movie?
@@D-FensDogG 1960 the time machine ofc.... also somewhere in time is up there... and back to the future saga... groundhog day....donnie darko ofc... midnight in paris.. 2000 frequency... interstellar.... flight of the navigator... predestination... and then you got low budget films like the infinite man and time crimes which are in top10.... safety not guaranteed and the butterfly effect that are also in the top 15... timetrap... arq... about time... the time traveler's wife triangle... project almanac..there are others that are top notch but the ones i mentioned are a must see like now... there is no waiting with those.... you can wait with primer... it is overrated despite what you are told... yes it is smart but no it is not top 10... not even close
@@D-FensDogG 1960 the time machine ofc.... also somewhere in time is up there... and back to the future saga... groundhog day....donnie darko ofc... midnight in paris.. 2000 frequency... interstellar.... flight of the navigator... predestination... and then you got low budget films like the infinite man and time crimes which are in top10.... safety not guaranteed and the butterfly effect that are also in the top 15... timetrap... arq... about time... the time traveler's wife.... triangle... project almanac..there are others that are top notch but the ones i mentioned are a must see like now... there is no waiting with those
I wonder how many people arriving in Venice for the first time are shocked to find out, via their noses, that the canals of Venice are an open sewer system ? Not exactly what I would call romantic .
I saw this movie as a young boy 35 years ago and still remember the end scene ,,where he says goodbye and runs after it until he can .. at that time tears came from my eyes . To this day I don't know about the male actor Thelonius Bernard ? what happened after this movie ? i heard he retired from acting and is now a dentist somewhere in France . hmmm time flies so fast
Ouch this movie makes me feel so old. I really liked it back in the day.
Daniel is just full of the exaggerated swagger of a French teen.
The Affecting Elegance of Olivier Permeates the Bittersweet Splendour of this Teenybopper Illusion ... Much akin to the immortal words set forth from the unhinged lips of the doomed "Col. Walter E. Kurtz"; I wept like some Grandmother, during the closing sequence of this beautifully poetic George Roy Hill delicacy. The classic clichés n' contrivances of the rich girl / poor boy adolescent soap opera completely wins out in posh-style thanks to the sharpest knives in the top-drawer performances of Diane n' Thelonious; poignantly accompanied with the deftly-layered genius of a lovely Laurence. That final freeze-frame of "Daniel", with us knowing full well that this proud n' passionate working-class boy will never see that poor little rich girl again is simply devastating ...
1. have you ever heard of a running sentence.
2. You gave out spoilers.
3. You must be from rotten tomatoes website, The reddit/wikipedia of movie critics/wanabes LOL
45 years old!
Director George Roy Hill presents a little romance story starring a young Diane Lane in her film debut and Thelonius Bernard
People don't like smart kids, some parents prefer their kids to not be such shut ins, not everybody has courage and imagination, are two people destined to be like everyone else when they grow up?
The two child actors are so adorable together and the pickpocket Julius character is likable
The movie does slow down to a crawl during the middle though so you'd think there would be more urgency
As far as young romance stories go though it's cute and innocent enough watching two souls in a hurry to grow up even if breaking all the rules is necessary
The Tarantino podcast about the 1979 films he’s seen brought me here. He said he saw this movie 4 times in theaters
A CLASSIC!!
love 💯
This was - believe it or not - one of the hardest films I've had to track down a good, HD or better copy of (I did. Took me a month or so). - and I don't mean through a reseller. Easy as hell to find any bs comic book film, though....(soundtrack is beautiful).
U.N. Owen Blu-ray is out now.
10 years ago I sweated to own the DCD of this great movie but failed .Finally a friend of mine in the US found it and sent it to me.
Humour and Romance beautifully blended together.
A movie you will treasure for life
I saw this movie.elaine was my same age almost..I had a crush. 4 her.1979
Bingo 👉Can hold them together forever
Sweet Sir Larry.
Alguien conoce la melodia clasica de fondo en la pelicula? Please. Someone to know de classic music the film?
When are we getting a HD version of this movie?
It’s on the market now.
Would like to see this movie 🎥
How to get this look cinematographically with digital cameras.
2:50 I LOVED THE TRAILER, MADE ME CONVINCE TO WATCH THE MOVIE BUT NOT GOING TO BECAUSE I KNOW THIS WILL MAKE ME SEARCH FOR LOVE AGAIN AND DESTROY MY LIFE AGAIN. CAN'T AFFORD THIS TIME TOO MANY RESPONSIBILITY ON HEAD.😢
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
good movie , but later diane lane getting too much " cheating wife" roles.
On the Criterion Channel. 7/2/24.
H E R M O S A PELICULA
What it's mean
Y’know what? I’m gonna make a Comic Sequel for this Movie. It’s gonna Happen.
Watched this movie and I loved it. The movie remind me of a Tamil film called “Paneer pushpangal” , a movie of teen age love released in 1981. I cried watching both the movies as it brings back our childhood memories!
ua-cam.com/video/RAx_QCpD2_E/v-deo.html