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Summary: dvd ever?
Review: I love this movie, and have been waiting for it to be released on DVD. Does anyone out there know when/if that will happen?
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Summary: For All Nerdy Teen Romantics
Review: I love this movie. I love everything about the movie. The photography of the European cities is marvelous. I've got to visit Venice, Verona, and Paris someday just because of this movie. Also, the score is wonderful and definately deserved its Oscar. The best thing about the movie is the characters. Laurence Olivier as Julius is hilarious. The two leads are also marvelous. Theolonius Bernard as Daniel is great, and I immediately fell in love with Diane Lane as Lauren when I watched it. I've got to say that I am a lot like these teens. I am a huge nerd, and I am a big romantic. I really identified with the characters. The story of this movie is great. The lives of Daniel and Lauren and the reasons for their coming together are captured brilliantly. There are a lot of funny moments and a lot of poignant moments. First love is studied well. Any romantic should watch this and teens should be forced to watch it.
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Summary: The cutest movie ever
Review: I love this movie. It's definitely one of my favorites. Laurence Olivier is awesome (of course). Diane Lane hasn't changed a bit since she was a kid. She still looks exactly the same. And Thelonious Bernard is absolutely adorable. You just fall in love with him more every time you watch this movie.
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Summary: Love and Youth in Paris.
Review: I sometimes agree with the adage that youth is wasted on the young only this film has to be the exception.What can be more romantic even today some 18 years later than to be young and in love in Paris.This story proves it.It is also a measure of the man that Olivier agreed to play such a physically exacting role towards the end of his career.He even appears to be enjoying the experience.But then with two young talented co-stars,a young Diane Lane and french newcomer Thelonius Bernard(who was never heard of again!)it wasnt too difficult.This tale of two star-crossed teenagers with mega intelligence quotients running of to Venice to fulfill an historical love pact by Robert and Elizabeth Barret-Browning has dated very well and is sure to appeal to the romantics in all of us.Sir Laurence Oliviers effortless part as the mischievous con artist/pickpocket who befriends and aids them on their way adds a touch of class and irrepressible humour.There is an uproarious scene in a hotel when the almost apopleptic Olivier discovers in a newspaper that he has been lied to by his two travel companions.I also liked that the sex was minimalized,taking into account the relative ages of the main co-stars,was relegated to a closed mouth kiss under the Bridge of Sighs into which both actors had to be firmly encouraged by the director.The classical pieces by Vivaldi and the french and italian scenery also added to the atmosphere.There is also the talented supporting cast of Arthur Hiller as the kindly stepfather and Sally Kellerman as Lane's pushy snobbish mother,bereft at the thought of moving to Houston!.Please also look out for a charming cameo by the late Broderick Crawford and a young David Dukes.Director Hill does an excellent job here directing against type and even gives us brief tongue in cheek glimpses of his previous successful films,from 'the Sting, True Grit,Butch Cassidy and others placed strategically throughout the film, albeit in french and italian.I recommend this adolescent love story to one and all,sure to leave you with a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye.
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Summary: Best movie of all time!!!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and can watch it again and again. For all who enjoy a true light-hearted romance, this is the movie for you. Funny and sweet it will restore your faith in the magical power of love.
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Summary: This film is a winner!
Review: I was 19 years old when I first caught this film on cable tv. By chance I had come across it while channel surfing, and it immediately caught my attention. Perhaps it was Lauren, or maybe the Parisian background. Whatever the case, the remote control was placed gently on the table, there to remain until the final, moving scenes of Daniel running behind the car waving goodbye, telling Lauren they would be together again. Alas, it wasnt meant to be (where was the sequel?), but what a story just as well. I recently got the video as a gift after telling my girfriend it belonged in my "top five" of all time. After seeing it again, I still feel that way. Though in all actuality that "top five" contains from 10 to 20, it is an exclusive list nonetheless. I would recommend this picture to anyone who has a tendency to dream from time to time, is young enough (at heart) to believe in those dreams, and can accept that, although this is fiction, it succeeds in allowing one to escape the reality of everyday life, chosing instead, to be young, carefree and full of hope. I loved it!
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Summary: Magic!
Review: I was a 15 year old boy in 1979 Los Angeles the first time I saw this film. I couldn't figure why I cried so much at the end - I was a Diane Lane fan for life however. I saw it for the second time by chance last month, 21 years later! It was a magical thrill to see these characters again. I was moved to even more tears this time. It awakened hope and inspiration in this husband and father of three that innocence and ideals need never die.
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Summary: My Favorite Movie of All Time
Review: I was fortunate enough to see ALR in the theatre. I went to see it on a hunch, but it was the last showing before it left town, and I was very frustrated at not being able to recommend it to friends because it was gone the next day. Thankfully, it was released on video, so I bought a copy and have shared it with many, many friends... all of whom love it.There's really nothing more I can add to all the wonderful reviews written here... just see it... especially if: 1) you are a romantic, 2) you had a sweet, innocent love relationship in your teens, 3) you believe in the soulmate concept, 4) any or all of the above
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Summary: Best Love Story in Young Days
Review: I was highteen when I watched at first. This movie is excellent, and I want to recommend young people to watch this movie. In Japan, "Melody" is more popular as young lovers movie, but I love this one much more. Whenever people want to recall young days, "A Little Romance" could be really favourable!
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Summary: A beautiful gem of a movie
Review: I was sorry to have missed this when it came out (in 1979 when I was 18), then forgot about it for many years. The other day I saw a picture of Diane Lane, and remembered this movie, and decided it would be a good family film that my wife and 2 oldest kids (girl 12, boy 15) would enjoy. It was indeed. I don't have much to add to the glowing reviews others have already given it here; I'll just note that 1) There are so many subtle grace notes that repeated viewings will be well repaid
2) It is not suitable for 10 and under, due to sexual references
3) I wish even more now that I'd seen "A Little Romance" when it came out, its existence in my memory would have enriched my life for the past 24 years What really makes the movie a classic is bullseye performers by ALL the actors. The hardest kind of character for an actor to play is an extremely intelligent one, only very intelligent actors can do it, and the two leads are up to it. (Too bad the scriptwriter uses the word "etymological" once when he means "ontological", it is the kind of mistake Lauren would never have made, but this is the tiniest possible blemish, and no movie this rich can avoid having a handful of forgivable glitches).
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