Synopsis
Despite mixed emotions, Frederick Winterbourne tries to figure out the bright and bubbly Daisy Miller, only to be helped and hindered by false judgments from their fellow friends.
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Cast
- Cybill ShepherdDaisy Miller
- Barry BrownFrederick Winterbourne
- Cloris LeachmanMrs. Ezra Miller
- Duilio Del PreteMr. Giovanelli
- Mildred NatwickMrs. Costello
- Eileen BrennanMrs. Walker
- James McMurtryRandolph Miller
- Nicholas JonesCharles
- George MorfogenEugenio
- Richard DunneOpera Patron
Recommendations
- 80
The New Yorker
One of the few great films based on a great book; its acerbic humor matches the tale’s stifled horror of stifling morals. - 70
The New York Times
Daisy Miller transfers to the screen simply and elegantly. Very little is lost that isn't regained through the always unpredictable conjunction of performers with material. - 50
Time Out
There is no real social conflict in the film, and it becomes just a period variant on The Last Picture Show, without the vigour of that film or the irony of the original James novel. - 42
The A.V. Club
The film looks amazing, but the cranked-up acting (complete with the most rapid-fire dialogue Bogdanovich had yet attempted) is tough to bear, especially as it becomes apparent that James' subtle character study is beyond the story-driven Bogdanovich's capabilities. - 40
Chicago Reader
More mannered than stylish, more would-be tragic than comic, the film is all surface and comes up fatally short on warmth, humor, and insight. - 30
Variety
Daisy Miller is a dud. Cybill Shepherd is miscast in the title role. Frederic Raphael's adaptation of the Henry James story doesn't play. The period production by Peter Bogdanovich is handsome. But his direction and concept seem uncertain and fumbled. - 20
TV Guide Magazine
Daisy Miller as a book is a good read, but the film by Bogdanovich is truly a dud in spite of handsome sets and an intelligent writing job.
