Arthur: Kein Kind von Traurigkeit (1981)

Arthur: Kein Kind von Traurigkeit: Directed by Steve Gordon. With Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald. Alcoholic billionaire playboy Arthur Bach must marry a woman he does not love, or he will be cut off from his $750,000,000 fortune. But when Arthur falls in love with a poor waitress, he must decide if he wants to choose love or money.

“As drunken millionaire playboy Arthur Bach, Dudley Moore is perfect as a grown man trapped in childhood. As it turned out, the role fit Moore so perfectly, it trapped him as an actor as well. Many disappointments soon followed (including this filmu0026#39;s pale sequel), yet that doesnu0026#39;t diminish the charm or appeal of this picture, which is cleverly written and directed. Some of Mooreu0026#39;s drunk scenes are forced, parts of the film are wobbly, but the cast performs with so much relish itu0026#39;s a difficult movie to resist. It has a very big heart and gives Oscar-winner John Gielgud a sly, dryly amusing role as Arthuru0026#39;s valet, Hobson; his relationship with Arthur is delicious and they have a miraculous rapport. Liza Minnelli (as a blue-collar love-interest) is sassy in a low-key and Moore is brash, but deft and lively; he never shook off the shadow of Arthur, but at least we have this document of a career high-point to cherish. *** from ****”