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Drama - My Dinner with Andre (Criterion Collection DVD)

My Dinner with Andre (Criterion Collection DVD)

An extended conversation between two old friends over dinner proves an unexpectedly fascinating subject for a film in the critically acclaimed My Dinner with André.

The talkers in question are André Gregory, a renowned experimental theater director, and playwright and actor Wallace Shawn, both of whom play themselves. The film is not a documentary, but a condensation of several real discussions fashioned into a dramatic exchange by Shawn and director Louis Malle. The subtle conflict stems from the differences in the men's characters: Gregory is an inquisitive, uninhibited wanderer, willing to travel to remote lands to take part in unusual foreign rituals, while Shawn is the cynical, realistic New Yorker, more concerned with the challenges and rewards of day-to-day city life.

Malle approaches their philosophical yet playful back-and-forth with a straightforward, minimal style that only rarely wanders outside its restaurant setting. The focus therefore falls on Shawn's and Gregory's contrasting verbal styles and facial expressions, highlighting conversational nuances normally lost on film. While the idea of watching any conversation for over 90 minutes, no matter how fascinating, may turn off some viewers, enough audiences have supported the film to make it an art-house classic. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

SPECIAL FEATURES:
• New, restored high-definition digital transfer
• New video interviews with actors André Gregory and Wallace Shawn by filmmaker and friend Noah Baumbach
• "My Dinner With Louis" an episode from the BBC program Arena, in which Shawn interviews director Louis Malle
• A booklet featuring an essay written by critic Amy Taubin and the preface written by Gregory and Shawn for the published screenplay

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ProductID	CRRN1814DVD
Discs or Items	1.00 Discs/Items
UPC	715515046114
Format	DVD
REGION CODE	1
Studio	CRITERION
Production Year	1981
Country	USA
Release Date	6/23/2009
Actors	Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory
Director	Louis Malle
Video	Widescreen; COLOR
Audio	Dolby Digital Mono
Language	English
Subtitles	English
Stock Level	on order
Price:	$33.24

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