| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Won | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score Jonathan Tunick |
| Nominated | Oscar | Best Costume Design Florence Klotz | |
New World Pictures
Directed by Harold Prince
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Hen's Tooth Video)
A middle-aged Austrian lawyer is married to a teenager, but after 10 months she is still a virgin. He goes to see old flame Liz Taylor, an actress, to find relief from his problems. Liz's lover, a Duke, finds them together and vows to get revenge. The Duke's wife, who knows about his affairs, schemes to get him back. Meanwhile, the young teenage wife of the lawyer is falling in love with her step-son. It's all set to the occasionally clever music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, though the delivery is awfully sluggish, particularly by Liz. Based on Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night, though Bergman fans will likely not recognize it.
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