Bonjour Tristesse 1958 From Otto Preminger With Jean Seberg David Niven Deborah Kerr A.O. Preminger's "Bonjour Tristesse 1958.Deborah Kerr as Anne Larsen
David Niven as Raymond, Cécile's father
Jean Seberg as Cécile, age 17
Mylène Demongeot as Elsa
Geoffrey Horne as Philippe, Cécile's summer fling on the Riviera
Juliette Gréco as herself, singing "Bonjour Tristesse"
Walter Chiari as Pablo, a friend of Elsa
Martita Hunt as Philippe's mother
Roland Culver as Mr. Lombard, Raymond's business partner
Jean Kent as Mrs. Lombard
David Oxley as Jacques, Cécile's new friend in Paris at start of film
Elga Andersen as Denise, Raymond's new mistress in Paris at start of film
Jeremy Burnham as Hubert, Cécile's painter friend in Paris at start of film
Cécile is a wealthy, free-spirited, idiosyncratic young woman. While she loves her playboy father Raymond dearly (and he loves her dearly), she is bored by suitors and the activities that interest them. While dancing to a singing of Bonjour Tristesse, she wonders if she will ever find happiness again after what happened a year ago when she was 17 that summer on the French Riviera. The rest of the film chronicles the events of that summer in flashback.
Cécile and Raymond are enjoying their vacation on the Riviera, the latter's latest mistress being Elsa, a flighty, superficial, vain woman. Cécile meets another vacationer, Philippe, a mysterious but attractive young law student, and the two quickly take a liking to one another. One evening, Raymond receives a letter from Anne, an older woman, a dress designer, and a friend of Raymond's late wife, who will be staying at the villa. Anne and Raymond become close, but Cécile finds that Anne threatens to reform the undisciplined way of life that she has shared with her father.
Despite his promises of fidelity to Anne, Raymond cannot give up his playboy life. Helped by Elsa, Raymond's young and flighty mistress, Cécile does her best to break up the relationship with Anne. The combination of the daughter's disdain and the father's rakishness drives Anne to a tragic end.