A Certain Smile (film)
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| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Produced by | Henry Ephron |
| Written by | Frances Goodrich Albert Hackett Françoise Sagan |
| Starring | Rossano Brazzi Joan Fontaine |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Editing by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
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| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,330,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,300,000 (US rentals)[2] |
A Certain Smile is a 1958 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the book of the same name by Francoise Sagan.
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Plot [edit]
In Paris, beautiful Dominique Vallon is involved with a young man, Bertrand Griot, until suddenly entering into an unwise week-long romance with his wealthy and married uncle, Luc Ferrand.
Cast [edit]
- Rossano Brazzi as Luc Ferrand
- Joan Fontaine as Françoise Ferrand
- Bradford Dillman as Bertrand Griot
- Christine Carère as Dominique Vallon
- Eduard Franz as M. Vallon
- Katherine Locke as Mme. Vallon
- Kathryn Givney as Mme. Griot
- Steven Geray as Denis
- Johnny Mathis as Himself
- Trude Wyler as Mme. Denis
- Sandy Livingston as Catherine
- Renate Hoy as Mlle. Minot
- Muzaffer Tema as Pierre
Awards [edit]
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards:[3]
- Best Costume Design
- Best Music, Original Song
- Best Art Direction (Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox)
References [edit]
- ^ Solomon p251
- ^ Solomon p227
- ^ "NY Times: A Certain Smile". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1
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