Bye Bye Braverman (1968)Four Jewish intellectuals carpool to the funeral of their old friend Leslie Braverman, who died suddenly at age 41. Director:Sidney Lumet |
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Bye Bye Braverman (1968)Four Jewish intellectuals carpool to the funeral of their old friend Leslie Braverman, who died suddenly at age 41. Director:Sidney Lumet |
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Morroe Rieff
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Barnet Weinstein
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| Jessica Walter | ... |
Inez Braverman
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Godfrey Cambridge | ... |
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Phyllis Newman | ... |
Myra Mandelbaum
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Felix Ottensteen
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Holly Levine
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Zohra Lampert | ... |
Etta Rieff
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| Alan King | ... |
The Rabbi
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Susan Wyler | ... |
Pilar
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Leib Lensky | ... |
Custodian
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Friends gather for the funeral of a friend. Sub-plots unfold as the group attempts to link-up to attend the funeral of their friend, Braverman. Written by <darmabum@li.net>
I haven't yet seen "Starting Out in the Evening", but it clearly lives in much the same territory as "Bye Bye Braverman". Is it too much to hope that the release of this new film will lead to some efforts to rescue this lovely older Lumet film from its undeserved obscurity? At the very least, a DVD should be available!
It looks odd that those who write reviews of Braverman here give it a 9 or 10 (which is what I would do), yet the over-all viewer rating is below 6. I guess that you have to have some feeling for the New York (or upper west side) milieu in order to appreciate this film; but if you do have it, then you're apt to love this film.
Speaking of under-appreciated New York films, the second on my list, after "Bye Bye Braverman", would be Bill Murray's "Quick Change".