An adaptation of the Henry James novella of the same name, DAISY MILLER stars Cybill Shepherd as the title character, a beautiful American girl whose headstrong ways create quite a stir in European society during the 1800s. Drawn to European aristocrat Frederick Winterbourne (Brown) and the suave Italian Mr. Giovanelli (Del Prete), Daisy’s American ways slowly clash with continental etiquette and concern her mother, Ms. Ezra B. Miller (Leachman), who tries to persuade her to act more like a proper lady. Ultimately snubbed by Roman high society, Daisy’s un-ladylike conduct eventually ends in tragedy.
Starring Cybill Shepherd, Barry Brown, Cloris Leachman, Mildred Natwick, Eileen Brennan.
Note: Critics liked it, the audience, largely did not, possibly explained by this summation: “Director Peter Bogdanovich has provided a sensitive glimpse of the hypocrisies and contradictions of the past—without one whiff of nostalgia. (In fact, the movie says far more about the American condition than American Graffiti.) And another virtue of Daisy is that it makes you appreciate the present.” – NYT