Daisy Miller (1974)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Writers:

Henry James (story)
Frederic Raphael (writer)

Release Date:

24 January 1975 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

In this comedy of manners, the American Winterbourne tries to figure out the bright and bubbly Daisy Miller, only to be helped and hindered by false judgments from their fellow friends.

Plot Keywords:

19th Century | Class Differences | High Society | Dying Young | American Abroad

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Cybill Shepherd	...	Annie P. 'Daisy' Miller
Barry Brown	...	Frederick Winterbourne
Cloris Leachman	...	Mrs. Ezra Miller
Mildred Natwick	...	Mrs. Costello
Eileen Brennan	...	Mrs. Walker
Duilio Del Prete	...	Mr. Gionavelli
James McMurtry	...	Randolph C. Miller
Nicholas Jones	...	Charles
George Morfogen	...	Eugenio
Jean-Pascal Bongard	...	Hotel Receptionist Vevey
Albert Messmer	...	Tutor
Jacques Guhl	...	Polish Boy
Hubert Geoldun	...	Polish Boy
David Bush	...	Man at Chillon
Henri Hubinet	...	Chillon Guide

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | West Germany:12 (f) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:Livre | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:G | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Copa del Oro

Trivia:

Director Peter Bogdanovich initially planned on playing the role of Winterbourne himself opposite his then-girlfriend Shepard, with Orson Welles taking on the duties of director. However, when Welles declined, Bogdanovich decided to direct the picture instead.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

Soundtrack:

When You and I Were Young, Maggy

Tedious play, wooden acting, a waste of good film

Granted, the lead character is supposed to be a shallow, useless wench, but something might have been done with the other characters, or with some depth to Daisy, that might have rescued this from the morass it became. Sadly, it was not to be, and I suffered through far too much of this filmish turd than I should have endured.

Don't waste the rental on this one. Better to be stuck watching reruns of The Love Boat or Green Acres, which are far superior in character development.

How Bogdanovich got involved in this disaster I cannot imagine, and it looks like he just sat in the nearest bar getting drunk and let the Assistant Directors torture one another with churning out this load of swill.