Chicago – I have to admit to having more respect for “My Dinner With Andre” than getting actual enjoyment from the talkative film itself. I understand the praise and awards that the film won and can see how it would have sent a ripple through the art movie world in 1981 when it was released, but I’ve never been a fan of Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory, and Louis Malle’s film that brings new meaning to the phrase “dialogue-based”.

DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0 The great Malle’s deeply philosophical film is pretty succinctly described in its title. Actor and playwright Wallace Shawn (known to many modern audiences for his role in “The Princess Bride”) sits down for dinner with friend and theater director Andre Gregory. The movie consists almost entirely of their conversation and even though they have claimed that they were not playing themselves (and told Roger Ebert that they’d love
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