{"id":33947,"date":"2014-08-04T10:24:56","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T17:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33947"},"modified":"2020-12-12T20:03:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T03:03:57","slug":"my-dinner-with-andre-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33947","title":{"rendered":"My Dinner With Andre (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We can&#8217;t be direct, so we end up saying the weirdest things.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-33948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Poster.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a struggling playwright (Wallace Shawn) meets an old friend (Andre Gregory) for dinner, a surprisingly rich conversation ensues.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Get Togethers and Reunions<\/li>\n<li>Louis Malle Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary begins his review of this Louis Malle-directed film (co-written by Shawn and Gregory) by admitting he&#8217;s &#8220;0 for 2 at staying awake through the entire talk-a-thon&#8221;, but he eventually admits that &#8220;the two men are engaging, and much [of the] conversation is funny and\/or incisive&#8221;. He writes that &#8220;anyone who has been to a party of <em>artistes<\/em> can identify with Shawn&#8221;, who at first &#8220;feigns interest&#8221; and &#8220;asks follow-up questions so he doesn&#8217;t have to contribute to the conversation&#8221;, but eventually &#8220;joins the intellectual discourse&#8221;. I&#8217;m only partially in agreement with Peary that it&#8217;s &#8220;hard to maintain interest through Gregory&#8217;s long monologues&#8221;, and in general am more enthusiastic about the film than Peary seems to be. The friends&#8217; conversation feels both authentic and provocative, representing the type of perspective-shifting discourse that one occasionally longs for. Gregory&#8217;s soul-searching adventures (oh my, the stories he tells!) are perfectly indicative of the Baby Boomer &#8220;me&#8221; generation run amok, and nicely balanced by Shawn&#8217;s more grounded philosophy of finding joy in seemingly mundane moments. By the end of this meaty discussion, you can&#8217;t help feeling like you&#8217;ve been asked to take a deep look at your own perspective on life, happiness, and the search for meaning.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A fine screenplay and natural, engaging performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Gregory.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Gregory.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Gregory.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Gregory-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Gregory-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Shawn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Shawn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Shawn.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Shawn-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/My-Dinner-With-Andre-Shawn-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, as an oddly compelling cinematic venture. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0082783\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/3327\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2945andr.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/great-movie-my-dinner-with-andre-1981\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s &#8220;Great Movie&#8221; Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1981\/10\/08\/movies\/malle-s-provocative-table-talk-in-my-dinner-with-andre.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/my-dinner-with-andre\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We can&#8217;t be direct, so we end up saying the weirdest things.&#8221; Synopsis: When a struggling playwright (Wallace Shawn) meets an old friend (Andre Gregory) for dinner, a surprisingly rich conversation ensues. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Friendship Get Togethers and Reunions Louis Malle Films Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary begins his review of this Louis Malle-directed film (co-written by Shawn and Gregory) by admitting he&#8217;s &#8220;0 for 2 at staying awake through the entire talk-a-thon&#8221;, but he eventually admits&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33947\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33947"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57447,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33947\/revisions\/57447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}