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Something Short of Paradise is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by David Helpern from a screenplay by Fred Barron. It stars Susan Sarandon and David Steinberg.

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Something Short of Paradise
theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Helpern
Written by	Fred Barron
Produced by	Lester Burman James C. Gutman
Starring	Susan Sarandon David Steinberg
Cinematography	Walter Lassally
Edited by	Frank Bracht
Music by	Mark Snow
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release dates	September 14, 1979 (1979-09-14) (Toronto) October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05) (US)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Madeleine Ross (Susan Sarandon) is a journalist, and her boyfriend, Harris Sloane (David Steinberg), is the owner of an art theatre. Their relationship is on-again/off-again, and when Madeleine meets the French star Jean-Fidel Mileau (Jean-Pierre Aumont) it provokes changes in the way she and Harris feel about each other.

Cast

• Susan Sarandon as Madeline Ross
• David Steinberg as Harris Sloane
• Jean-Pierre Aumont as Jean-Fidel Mileau
• Marilyn Sokol as Ruthie Miller
• Joe Grifasi as Barney Collins
• Robert Hitt as Edgar Kent

Production

Something Short of Paradise was shot in New York City,[1] and was advertised with the tagline "Love isn't blind... just a little nearsighted!"[2]

Release

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 1979.[3]

References

External links

• Something Short of Paradise at IMDb
• Something Short of Paradise at the TCM Movie Database
• Something Short of Paradise at AllMovie

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