A Little Night Music (1977)
- Starring:
- Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, (more)
- Director(s):
- Harold Prince
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of A Little Night Music
Beginning its several incarnations as an Ingmar Bergman film named Smiles of a Summer Night, the story was adapted by composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim into a successful Broadway musical directed by Harold Prince. This film, also directed by Prince, is adapted from the stage musical. In the movie, in the early 1900s, a group of friends bound together by complicated romantic entanglements, have come together for an elegant dinner at a country estate. The men present are the current, previous, or prospective lovers of the beautiful actress, Desiree (Elizabeth Taylor), and the other women are all united by their jealousy of her. Sadly, Desiree herself wants to simplify things and settle down -- she envies the wives. The adapted score later won an Oscar. The musical's well-known songs include Every Day a Little Death, A Weekend in the Country, and You Must Meet My Wife. The most famous song from the musical, Send in the Clowns, is sung here by Elizabeth Taylor. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 120 mins
Complete Cast of A Little Night Music
- Elizabeth Taylor - Desiree
- Len Cariou - Frederick
- Lesley-Anne Down - Anne
- Christopher Guard - Erich
- Chloe Franks - Fredericka Armfeldt
- Jean Sincere - Box Office Lady
- Diana Rigg - Charlotte
- Hermione Gingold - Armfeldt
- Lawrence Guittard - Carl-Magnus Mittelheim
- Lesley Dunlop - Petra
- Heinz Maracek - Kurt
- Jonathan Tunick - Conductor
- Director(s):
- Harold Prince
- Writer(s):
- Hugh Wheeler
- Producer(s):
- Elliott Kastner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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