Bonjour Tristesse (1958)

6.9Not Rated90 minDirector: Otto Preminger

1958 film by Otto Preminger

Bonjour Tristesse ('Hello, Sadness') is a 1958 coming-of-age drama film in CinemaScope, produced and directed by Otto Preminger from a screenplay by Arthur Laurents, based on the 1954 novel by Françoise Sagan. The film stars Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Jean Seberg, Mylène Demongeot and Geoffrey Horne, and features Juliette Gréco, Walter Chiari, Martita Hunt and Roland Culver. It was released by Columbia Pictures. This film had color and black-and-white sequences, a technique unusual for the 1950s, but widely used in silent films and early sound films.

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What is Bonjour Tristesse about?
Bonjour Tristesse (1958) — Cecile is a decadent young girl who lives the lush life with her rich playboy father Raymond, a widower. When Anne, Raymond's old love interest, comes to Raymond's villa for a visit and gets more and more comfortable there, Cecile is afraid that her lifestyle will be altered, and
Is Bonjour Tristesse based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Bonjour Tristesse scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.