Mein Essen mit André (1981)

Mein Essen mit André: Directed by Louis Malle. With Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn, Jean Lenauer, Roy Butler. Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.

“Wally Shawn is about to meet a friend he has avoided for several years, Andre Gregory. He has apparently gone mad. The interesting thing is that Shawn and Gregory plays himself, they themselves wrote the script and what they say are supposedly parts of conversations they have actually had over the years.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith this in mind you should already know that you are about to encounter something out of the ordinary.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you take away the journey to and from the restaurant, which canu0026#39;t have taken up more than a few minutes, all the action takes place around a table. The title says it all. This is Wally dinner with Others. The excitement lies in the words coming out of their mouths, and fortunately their conversation is extremely interesting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAt the beginning it seems like Andre is a maniac, just some crazy person babbling on about nonsense. However, at some point things are starting to make more and more sense. Threads are merged and a serious and highly relevant discussion about life and the roles we play occurs.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film was never boring and most of what comes up is something to think about. You get this strange u0026quot;tell me moreu0026quot; feeling, which so few other movies do, or even try to achieve. A very special film I would most warmly recommend.”