Love in the Afternoon [昼下의情事]Fascination

 

 

NAT KING COLE - Fascination

Dinah Shore - Fascination 1957

It was fascination, I know
And it might have ended right there at the start
Just a passing glance, just a brief romance
And I might have gone on my way empty-hearted

It was fascination, I know
Seeing you alone with the moonlight above
Then I touched your hand and next moment I kissed you
Fascination turned to love

Andre Rieu

Love in the Afternoon is a 1957 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder which stars Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the Claude Anet novel Ariane, jeune fille russe (trans., Ariane, Young Russian Girl), which previously was filmed as Scampolo in 1928 and Scampolo, ein Kind der Strasse (trans., Scampolo, a Child of the Street) in 1932, the latter with a script co-written by Wilder. Wilder was inspired by a 1931 German adaptation of the novel Ariane directed by Paul Czinner.^[4]

American release poster by Saul Bass
Directed by	Billy Wilder
Produced by	Billy Wilder
Screenplay by	Billy Wilder I.A.L. Diamond
Based on	Ariane, jeune fille russe by Claude Anet
Starring	Gary Cooper Audrey Hepburn Maurice Chevalier
Music by	Franz Waxman
Cinematography	William Mellor
Editing by	Leonide Azar
Studio	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Allied Artists (USA) Associated British (UK)[1] United Artists (international)[1]
Release dates	June 30, 1957 (1957-06-30)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.1 million[2]
Box office	$2 million (US)[3]