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My Dinner with Andre

  • 19811981
  • PGPG
  • 1h 50m
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7.7/10
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My Dinner with Andre (1981)
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Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.
IMDb RATING
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23K
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    • Louis Malle
    • Wallace Shawn(screenplay)
    • Andre Gregory(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Andre Gregory
    • Wallace Shawn
    • Jean Lenauer
    • Louis Malle
    • Wallace Shawn(screenplay)
    • Andre Gregory(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Andre Gregory
    • Wallace Shawn
    • Jean Lenauer
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    • 182User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
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    Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory in My Dinner with Andre (1981)
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    Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory in My Dinner with Andre (1981)
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    • Trivia
      Contrary to popular belief, Gregory and Shawn have said they are not playing themselves in the film and are merely playing characters with their own names. When asked about it, they said if the opportunity ever came to remake the film, they would switch roles.
    • Goofs
      In some scenes with the back of Wally's head to the camera, the shadow of the boom mic can be seen on his bald head.
    • Quotes

      Andre: A baby holds your hands, and then suddenly, there's this huge man lifting you off the ground, and then he's gone. Where's that son?

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Rollover, Quartet, My Dinner with Andre, Reds (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      First Gymnopédie
      Written by Erik Satie

      Performed by Joseph Villa

      [performed over the end credits]

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    10/10
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    First off, I love this film. I'm sure I will see it a dozen or more times before I die. Definitely a 10/10.

    But I comment for a different reason. Sure, you see the philosophy in the conversation. It is very interesting. What I think a lot of viewers are missing, though, is the strong characterizations of Wallace and Andre. They very clearly reveal their characters throughout the movie. I also love the tension that arises between them. Andre subtly criticizes Wally several times in the film (note what Andre says about people who stuff their face out of habit while Wallace is eating; also notice that we hardly ever see Andre himself eat). Wally is perceptive enough to catch them. This movie hit so close to home it was unbelievable. I think I've had that conversation before. The dynamics between Wallace and Andre have existed before between myself and friends with whom I have argued. If you find Andre a little pretentious, by the way, which many people will, don't necessarily believe that that wasn't deliberate. Wally himself finds his friend somewhat pretentious. And I think many people will be fooled into believing that the director sides with Andre just because he speaks the most. Some people will just buy into Andre's ideas and believe Wally is a poor sap. Don't be too sure that Wally has his life in any order. Don't believe he understands all that happens around him. Remember the line in Autumn Sonata that made him weep. Also, notice that Wally is fibbing a bit himself. In his opening monologue, he complains how hard his life is getting. All he used to think about was art, but now the only thing he thinks about is money.

    See, this film is filled, just stuffed, with layers. Who would ever think that the most multi-layered film ever is a film about two people who sit down to dinner and talk!
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    • zetes
    • Apr 6, 2000

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1981 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Jefferson Hotel - 101 W. Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Saga Productions Inc.
      • The Andre Company
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