An absolutely delightful film, featuring the absolutely delightful coupling of Diane Lane (13, her debut on screen) with Thelonious Bernard (14, one of only two films). In its focus on young people it's reminiscent of Hill's earlier The World of Henry Orient. Laurence Olivier gives a mischievous late performance, by no means his last - he went on working for another 10 years. Arthur Hill is the nicest step-father ever and Sally Kellerman is the feckless mother. With Ashby Semple (her only film) and Graham Fletcher-Cook (actually English) as the cheeky French friend, and Broderick Crawford.
It's not sentimental, though. Written by Allan Burns from Patrick Cauvin's novel 'E=mc² mon amour' (1977).
Photographed by Pierre-William Glenn (L'Argent de Poche, La Nuit Américaine, Une Belle Fille Comme Moi - just bought this), really well edited by William Reynolds (and assisted by Claudine Bouché of Jules et Jim and Tirez sur le Pianiste).
Paris, Verona and Venice settings welcome, as are references to Hill's own films!
I can't believe it had been ten years.
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