| A Certain Smile | |
| Director: | Jean Negulesco |
| Producer: | Henry Ephron |
| Music: | Alfred Newman |
| Starring: | Rossano Brazzi Joan Fontaine |
| Cinematography: | Milton Krasner |
| Editing: | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Distributor: | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| Runtime: | 104 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $2.3 million |
| Gross: | $1.3 million (US rentals)[1] |
A Certain Smile is a 1958 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the book of the same name by Françoise Sagan.
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.
Christine Carère was cast in the main role, although she didn't know any English at the time. She was brought to Hollywood and trained for ten months before filming.[2] The Production Code Administration only authorized the film after substantial changes to the novel's story line. Negulesco later agreed "that A Certain Smile has not much of Sagan. She herself did not like it and she also wrote an article against it. She was right in saying that that was not her book."[3]
| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards[4] [5] | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Paul S. Fox | |
| Best Costume Design | Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills | ||
| Best Song | "A Certain Smile" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster | ||
| Laurel Awards | Best Song |