Rent Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
3.3 of 5 from 73 ratings
1h 30min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
An amoral French girl and her playboy father discover the dark side of passion in this sizzling 1958 adaptation of Francoise Sagan's notorious bestseller. Jean Seberg is Cecile, the spoiled 17-year-old daughter of Raymond (David Niven), a wealthy Parisian widower vacationing in a sumptuous villa on the French Riviera. Their shallow, pleasure seeking existence is threatened when Raymond decides to marry Cecile's strait-laced godmother, Anne (Deborah Kerr), who disapproves of the teenager's steamy summer affair with Philippe (Geoffrey Horne). To keep her carefree world from being shattered, Cecile plots to drive Anne away. But it's "Goodbye Happiness" and "Bonjour Tristesse" when the plan takes an unexpected turn. - Actors:
- Jean Seberg, David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Mylène Demongeot, Geoffrey Horne, Juliette Gréco, Walter Chiari, Martita Hunt, Roland Culver, Jean Kent, David Oxley, Elga Andersen, Jeremy Burnham, Eveline Eyfel
- Directors:
- Otto Preminger
- Producers:
- Otto Preminger
- Writers:
- Françoise Sagan, Arthur Laurents
- Aka:
- Bonjour tristesse
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/08/2025
- Run Time:
- 94 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2025)
- A Good Bet (2017, 5 mins): British actor Jeremy Burnham recalls his experiences on the set of 'Bonjour Tristesse', and his working relationships with Jean Seberg, David Niven and Otto Preminger
- Tristesse de vivre (2025, 22 mins): writer and critic Geoff Andrew delves into the making of the film and discusses its cast and crew
- A Charming Little Monster (2016, 14 mins): Denis Westhoff, son of Francoise Sagan, discusses his mother's best-selling novel and its adaptation for the screen
- Isolated music and effects track
- Original theatrical trailer (1958, 5 mins): promotional item containing an interview with novelist Frangoise Sagan
- Image galleries: promotional and publicity material
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
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Reviews (1) of Bonjour Tristesse
Less of the scandal. - Bonjour Tristesse review by RhysH
Francoise Sagan's novel was described as scandalous but this 1958 film version directed by Otto Preminger takes the edge off the scandal and ends up as something rather shallow. Tired dialogue and clichéd performances.
David Niven plays David Niven and Jean Seberg looks lovely.
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