A Little Night Music (1977)

Directed by

Harold Prince

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy film

Country

Germany, Austria, United States

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of couples and lovers gather for a weekend in the Swedish countryside. Romantic entanglements and mismatched desires play out over a long summer night.

romanticbittersweetwittywhimsicalstylishmelodiclongingtheatrical

What happens

A Little Night Music (German: Das Lächeln einer Sommernacht) is a 1977 musical romantic comedy film directed by Harold Prince, his second and final directorial role. The screenplay by Hugh Wheeler is adapted from his libretto for Stephen Sondheim's 1973 musical of the same name, itself based on Ingmar Bergman's 1955 film, Smiles of a Summer Night. An international co-production of the United States, West Germany and Austria, the film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg and Lesley-Anne Down, and features Len Cariou, Hermione Gingold and Laurence Guittard reprising their Broadway roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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