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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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 |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.
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]
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 1979.[3]
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