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Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Armand nice, touching, small picture of a meeting fruits, map for transformation of fiction in reality, it is, not exactly for its ages, ball of memories. its fragile beauty, its seductive locations, presence - as perfume drop - of Sir Laurence Olivier, the subject , all is good occasion to remember slices of past.like each not bad film, it is a fairy-tale. same rules, same characters, same end. only miracles are little different. but it is not a problem. because all is at perfect place.and pieces from Paris, Verona and Venice are tasty food for soul, like hot chocolate in a winter evening for body. music, performance, dialogs - innocent secrets in a musical box.enjoy it !

bkoganbing If A Little Romance had only been made 15 years earlier it would have been a perfect vehicle for the greatest boulevardier of all, Maurice Chevalier. The part of the aging conman and pickpocket was made for Chevalier. But with Maurice beyond the casting calls instead we got an ersatz Frenchman and a most reasonable substitute in Laurence Olivier.Set in Paris, Venice, Verona, and the countrysides of France and Italy, A Little Romance is a charming film about two teens reaching puberty, the daughter of actress Sally Kellerman who is filming in Paris played by Diane Lane and Thelonius Bernard, the son of a Parisian taxi driver with all that that profession's reputation brings to bear. Bernard is an American film fanatic and when he hears about Kellerman shooting in Paris he sneaks on the set and meets Lane. The two start spending an awful lot of time together and also meet up with Olivier who as his profession of conman brings to bear has quite a line for them. They conceive of a plan to follow a legend to have a romantic kiss under the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. And they have to get it done quick because Kellerman's husband Arthur Hill is being transfered to Houston from Paris by his company.The kids are charming, but they sure have to go some to keep up with Laurence Olivier. Sir Larry pulls out the entire bag of scene stealing tricks for his performance.Broderick Crawford who also in the film Kellerman is shooting plays himself and in this cameo is brutally and frankly himself. Crawford's well known fondness for liquor is talked about here by Crawford with incredible frankness. I was surprised to that it was thusly so.Film fan Bernard was in Parisian cinema houses seeing some old films and among those he saw were Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting both directed by George Roy Hill who directed A Little Romance. I guess Hill was saying Bernard had excellent taste in American cinema.A Little Romance could easily be remade today, but I wonder where you would find a Maurice Chevalier or a Laurence Olivier for the aging matchmaker. Perhaps Ian McKellan would be best.

lauraeileen894 "A Little Romance" has become one of my favorite movies of all time. It's both innocent yet sophisticated, well-paced, impeccably cast, and has a beautiful, bittersweet finale. Best of all, it shows us the sweeping, guileless way kids first experience love before puberty and thoughts of sex get in the way. "A Little Romance" tells the story of such a love between two 13-year-olds: French boy Daniel, (Thelonius Bernard), an impish, quick-witted movie lover; and Lauren (Diane Lane), a prim, well-read American. They meet cute when Daniel tells Lauren to "call me Bogey", and then has to explain to non-movie buff Lauren about the famous romance between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. But they do have plenty else in common: they both have genius IQs, read philosophy for fun, and love math. It doesn't take them long to realize that they've found in each other a kindred spirit. One day, they have a chance encounter with the charismatic Julius (Laurence Olivier), an elderly, carefree dandy who enchants them with stories, poetry. and of an old Italian legend: if two lovers kiss under Venice's Bridge of Sighs at sunset when the church bells toll, their love will last forever. When Lauren discovers that her family is moving back to America, she becomes determined to run away to Venice with Daniel to make the legend come true and seal their fate of eternal love. Despite being terribly fanciful, "A Little Romance" touches on so many levels that people of all ages can relate to: the innocent joy of young love, the willingness to do anything to make that love last, and questions about destiny and eternity. Yet it never becomes too heady and you're just swept away in this lush tale. Diane Lane, a mere 13 in her film debut, already showed her trademark talent, poise, and beauty. Thelonius Bernard never acted before or since "A Little Romance", but he's incredibly charming as a young rogue. Laurence Olivier is predictably good as Julius, a smooth talker who isn't all he says, but at the same time isn't as bad as he seems. This is a superbly made cult classic directed by George Roy Hill (notice the shameless self promotion, as the movies Daniel watches include "The Sting" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"), and the perfect film to watch with your own true love.

subrot0 This movie is very special to me. I saw it with my first girlfriend. I thought, "Wow, they made a movie about me." This is a truly amazing movie. Sure there are contrivances but really the romantic angle works.This movie has everything, philosopy, romance, adventure, love, discovery of self love and France. Who could ask for more. It has a wonderful cast. Diane Lane is absolutely wonderful. Sir Laurence Olivier is just fabulous. The rest of cast is a wonderful collection of oddballs and nuts that are done superbly.There is no overt sex, no violence but the movie manages to do very well without those things. It makes you wonder why they can't make more movies like this anymore. It is a complete movie. Thankfully they did not make a sequel to this one. It stands on its own. The test of a good movie is that after it ends you care and wonder about the characters. This movie really makes you wonder what happened after the movie ends.Did she write back? Did he find another love? Will they find true love? Very few movies I have seen ever made me wonder what happened after the end.