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A Certain Smile

A Certain Smile

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 44mApproved
Drama
5.7
IMDB Rating
376 votes

Dominique, a law student at the Sorbonne, is engaged to a fellow classmate. Unfortunately, she's more attracted to his philandering Uncle Luc, who's married to the charming Françoise. Dominique and Luc begin a tawdry affair.

Director
Jean Negulesco
Writers
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Françoise Sagan
Stars
Rossano Brazzi, Joan Fontaine, Bradford Dillman
Release Date
September 19, 1958
Language
French, English
Country
United States
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 11
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Rossano Brazzi
Rossano Brazzi
as Luc Ferrand
Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine
as Françoise Ferrand
Bradford Dillman
Bradford Dillman
as Bertrand Griot
Christine Carère
Christine Carère
as Dominique Vallon
Eduard Franz
Eduard Franz
as M. Vallon
Katherine Locke
Katherine Locke
as Mme. Vallon
Kathryn Givney
Kathryn Givney
as Mme. Griot
Steven Geray
Steven Geray
as Denis
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis
as Self
👤
Trude Wyler
as Mme. Denis

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Paris, France
Production
Twentieth Century Fox

🏷️ Keywords

summer vacationfrench rivieraforeign language adaptationbased on novelnightclub

🎯 Categories

FrenchDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A romance with several problems to hinder its enjoyment.
by planktonrules2023-11-18
4/10

"Bertrand (Bradford Dillman) is engaged to Dominique (Christine Carère). He takes her to see his aunt and uncle (Joan Fontaine and Rosanno Brazzi) and almost immediately, the uncle puts the moves on Dominique...and she acquiesces. Something tells me that this isn't going to end well. "A Certain Smile" is a romance which just didn't work for me. Part of it is because the 'romance' isn't exactly romance...it's a married man having an affair with an engaged woman. It's hard to like either because of this. The young lady isn't a particularly engagi..."

💡 Did You Know?

The first feature film of Bradford Dillman.

📖 Synopsis

Dominique, a law student at the Sorbonne, is engaged to a fellow classmate. Unfortunately, she's more attracted to his philandering Uncle Luc, who's married to the charming Françoise. Dominique and Luc begin a tawdry affair.