A New Leaf

This was a "fair" comedy, a story about a man who was a rich guy but lost all his money. He wants to go back to rich again so he marries this nerdy rich woman. Wow, what a man of... Full review

There are very few movies that can accurately depict love, and even fewer comedies still, that can show that depth of feeling without irony or silliness. This has long been a movie very close to my heart.I think this is... Full review

Il not recount the story, as others have. The lack of response and proper public recognition for this film my be due to Elaine May's very dry wit and wry sense of humor, which, I think, simply sailed over the... Full review

Every now and then you stumble across a film that has been forgotten, or just ignored, and for the life of you, you can't figure out why. "A New Leaf" is such a film. Seeing this wonderful comedy for the... Full review

This film stands up as one of the most sophisticated and heartfelt comedies ever put to celluloid. Watch it alongside "Hobson's Choice", "Hail The Conquering Hero", "The Apartment", "Shop Around The Corner", "Father Goose", "Trouble In Paradise", and "Love Streams".... Full review

Delightfully wacky, oddball comedy. Elaine May's deliciously inept, awkward, filthy rich botanist character is possibly one of her best roles ever. Walter Matthau is wonderful as a spoiled, superannuated rich kid.I don't think this film ever got much recognition, but... Full review

One of those films which has no real highlight but which never the less leaves you feeling that you have just really enjoyed the movie. Matthau plays his roll in a way that no other could, making you feel real... Full review

I adore this film! Every time I see it, it just gets better and better. Mind you, the first time I saw it, I thought "Hmmm... ain't so sure 'bout this one". I don't recall the reason behind watching it... Full review

My room mate and I love this film. We're always quoting lines from it."There's carbon on the valves!""I've achieved a sort of immortality. As a footnote and under G.""Henrietta, you have your head in the arm hole!"I respect Ms. May... Full review

Few people have ever even heard of "A New Leaf" and that is a shame. It is one of the funniest films in the last 30 years. Walter Matthau plays a spoiled rich man who discovers that his fortune is... Full review

equalizes our laughter with the divine spirit unique to great cinema.....This mindset parallels the bloodthirsty film audience's rules of the game.....this current incarnation, A New Leaf is one of cinema's great comedies, profoundly examining the blooming love between mismatched couple Henry Graham (Walter Matthau) and Henrietta Lowell (May).....Completely believable as a spoiled member of the upper crust, the actor simultaneously offers a sober and hilarious class critique through his unsightly gait.....B ... Full Review

But even without the murders, A New Leaf is remarkably harsh. Fate sends him a doozy: Henrietta (Elaine May), a shy, klutzy heiress with no social grace and a love of botany. the film is a neglected comedy marvel ... Full Review

But even without the murders, A New Leaf is remarkably harsh. A New Leaf establishes May as one of American cinema's finest moralists - and certainly its funniest. Perhaps May's original cut would have felt more fluid, but even as it is ... Full Review

A New Leaf " is, in fact, one of the funniest movies of our unfunny age. Elaine May 's "A New Leaf " is a love story about these two people, who are in desperate need of each other even if he doesn't know it. ... Full Review

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