Georges Delerue’s Oscar-winning score, suffused with unforgettable use of Vivaldi, enhances Hill’s lyrical depiction, full-to-bursting with beauty and good humor, of two 13-year-olds who meet up in Paris. French cinéaste Thelonious Bernard and American student Diane Lane’s puppy love is encouraged by local Laurence Olivier; among a visiting film unit, the young adults encounter—as his flinty self—actor Broderick Crawford, who makes time for a trivia challenge.
Please note: the print we will be screening is faded.