Posted by Wendy B. on September 20, 2001, at 10:20:29
In reply to Silly Movies to Watch: Your recommendations, posted by susan C on September 19, 2001, at 13:48:08
EVEN MORE suggestions! maybe not *quite* as silly...
an oldie:
It Happened One Night -
w/Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert...
it has not aged one bit, reporter Gable and runaway heiress Colbert falling in love on a rural bus trip; first film to win all 5 major Oscars - Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, Screenplay)***********
what about ANY Peter Sellers movies?
The Pink Panther
Return of the Pink Panther
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(etcetera)
Being There (w/Shirley MacLaine)
***************Down and out in Beverly Hills -
w/ Richard Dreyfuss, Bette Midler, Nick Nolte as
the "Boudou" character from Jean Renoir's "Boudou Sauvee des Eaux (Boudou saved from drowning)," the film on which Down and Out is based. just to show you my filmic erudition...
they are both a HOOT to watch, if you can rent the two together, would be a fun comparison, altho i never tried to rent a Renoir film in the US.
Luis Bunel's - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (a dinner party gone surrealistic...)
another dinner party gone awry:Big Night
(w/ Minnie Driver, Isabella Rosellini, Ian Holm, Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub)
a treat for food lovers (Kazoo) - two italian brothers whose superb restaurant is on the brink of bankruptcy, stage a last-chance dinner that will make or break them; if you haven't seen it, it's WONDERFUL! the scene of the loving preparation of an omlette is a killer...that's all for now,
W.
poster:Wendy B.
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