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Something Short of Paradise
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Wikipedia article
'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.
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,[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079931/locations "Locations"] at IMDB.com and was advertised with the tagline "Love isn't blind... just a little nearsighted!"[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079931/taglines "Taglines"] at IMDB.com
Release
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 1979.
References
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