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My Dinner With Andre

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Old friends Wallace (Wallace Shawn) and Andre (Andre Gregory) haven't seen each another in five years and agree to meet for dinner. Andre, a once well-known theater director, dropped out of the New York scene to travel the world, while Wallace stuck around, finding only mixed success as a playwright. As they sit down to eat, Andre launches into a series of fantastic stories from his time away, and Wallace can't help but notice how different their worldviews have become.
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Joseph Jon Lanthier Slant Magazine 06/16/2009
4/4
But what an egg it is. Go to Full Review
David Parkinson Empire Magazine 03/04/2009
3/5
A completely merited cult favourite of the avant-garde genre. This is surprisingly compelling in places. Go to Full Review
Sean Burns Crooked Marquee Mar 21
The most exciting film released in 1981, with the possible exception of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.' Go to Full Review
James Berardinelli ReelViews 02/07/2024
3/4
It should be required viewing for would-be actors and behind-the-camera craftspeople. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 08/30/2022
A
Like some of our best late-night chats with good friends, the dialogue seems to encompass everything while resolving nothing. Go to Full Review
Rick Chatenever Santa Cruz Sentinel 11/20/2019
My Dinner With Andre elevates the simple activity of conversation to a fine -- and lively -- art. It is a film rich in ideas and brimming with very honest humanity. Go to Full Review
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Pepi A Nov 29 My favorite film. A simple conversation between two friend which is mind-blowing, heart-felt, and life-changing. See more Catherine D. @CatherineOrozco Nov 12 Get through the beginning and the conversation picks up and becomes so much more interesting! It’s a wonderfully thought provoking film that invokes the desire to live meaningfully and presently. It’s worth more than one watch to truly ponder points brought up in the conversation. See more Zachary K @ZacharyKing Nov 9 An interesting and thought provoking film, I recommend being under the influence of something on first watch though. See more Jonathan E @JonathanE Sep 12 My philosophy professor gave us this movie as homework one week. It had just hit the theatres around Boston and I reluctantly boarded the bus down Mass Ave., across the Charles River and into a snow-heavy Cambridge. It was more than just a movie, it was almost like an acid trip! These days, I have the DVD and I watch it at least once a year. See more L S Aug 16 I wish I had watched this sooner. See more john h Jun 4 A conversation for dinner turns into a philosophical and existential interaction between two old friends that makes us think and question, the exact theme of the movie. This is one of the few films that make you think, and not many existential films do that very effectively - or as effectively as this film does. Somehow, My Dinner With Andre does not come off as a completely pretentious piece of work and is one of the most unique examples you will ever find in originality, human interest and the question for existence. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Old friends Wallace (Wallace Shawn) and Andre (Andre Gregory) haven't seen each another in five years and agree to meet for dinner. Andre, a once well-known theater director, dropped out of the New York scene to travel the world, while Wallace stuck around, finding only mixed success as a playwright. As they sit down to eat, Andre launches into a series of fantastic stories from his time away, and Wallace can't help but notice how different their worldviews have become.
Director
Louis Malle
Producer
George W. George, Beverly Karp
Screenwriter
Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory
Distributor
Momentum Pictures, Fox Lorber, Cinegate Ltd., New Yorker Films
Production Co
Saga, NEF - Nouvelles Éditions de Films, The Andre Company
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 1981, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 28, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.1K
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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