My Dinner with Andre

All seems to be fine when the 2 friends have an enlightening discussion over dinner...but then the check arrives and the fun begins. Andre notices that he has been charged for an extra glass of wine and his friend was charged... Full review

All seems to be fine when the 2 friends have an enlightening discussion over dinner...but then the check arrives and the fun begins. Andre notices that he has been charged for an extra glass of wine and his friend was charged... Full review

Twenty-four years ago, watching this in an art theater, I loved it. Recently, a friend mentioned that she liked it, too, so I got it from the library and we watched it again. It is as boring as a book ...... Full review

Twenty-four years ago, watching this in an art theater, I loved it. Recently, a friend mentioned that she liked it, too, so I got it from the library and we watched it again. It is as boring as a book ...... Full review

Former Broadway writer and now actor, whenever he can find work, Wally Shawn was very apprehensive at the news of his friend Avant-Grade director Andre Gregory inviting him for dinner that evening at a swanky upper East-Side restaurant to talk... Full review

I absolutely love movies that provoke thought, and this movies does exactly that, and then some. At first, being only 22, I was weary about renting it because it was released before I was even born, and thought that the... Full review

so boring and bad. this is the worst movie ever made. i would never watch it again. the most boring thing in the world.... Full review

so boring and bad. this is the worst movie ever made. i would never watch it again. the most boring thing in the world.... Full review

My Dad was sixty, at the time, and not prone to liking many movies. I have recently re-watched this, and see why a person who is interested in many aspects of life, would be intrigued by a conversation between two... Full review

Friendship between two men who can communicate their ideas to each other is a rare commodity. Women, it seems, are more in touch with their own feelings and they are more open to express how they feel. In contrast, men... Full review

He compares good writing to Barack Obama's presidential campaign and his ability to use words to inspire the voting public.....While I am not entirely sold on this film it is hard not to appreciate Criterion's presentation..... ... Full Review

and My Dinner with Andre doesn't disappoint.....Between the two gentlemen and an insert booklet essay by Amy Taubin we learn quite a bit about the eccentric film..... ... Full Review

Sometimes Malle doesn't even bother with artful framing;....Baumbach talks in turn to a still-impish Gregory and a frank Shawn..... ... Full Review

The second disc of this deluxe Criterion edition features three lengthy interviews with the film's creative trinity of godheads (the two stars plus Malle).....the dramatic prowess of the two stars, transform an insular, inane idea for a stage sketch into a clever powerhouse of a movie.... ... Full Review

it is a grand, intimate philosophical dissection of love, art, creative freedom and self-importance....Gregory tries to explain to Wally in the film's infamous "Polish Forest" scene.....Add in the contemporary element of Baumbach, a great writer, filmmaker and artist in his own right....Hearing about this particular kind of artistic generosity, hearing the stories of the participants being pushed out of usual comfort zones, is fascinating..... ... Full Review

Louis Malle's "My Dinner With Andre" (1981) is one of the most unlikely movies ever made - at least on paper. Two men (Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, playing versions of themselves) dine at a fancy Manhattan restaurant and discuss... ... Full Article

CHICAGO - I have to admit to having more respect for "My Dinner With Andre" than getting actual enjoyment from the talkative film itself. I understand the praise and awards that the film won and can see how it would... ... Full Article

SYNOPSIS: Two friends, playwright and actor Shawn (Wally Shawn) and actor/director Gregory (Andre Gregory), meet for a meal in a smart New York restaurant - to eat and most importantly, to talk. ... Full Article

Less bang than 2007's four-disc standard DVD (a Best Buy exclusive at the time) that added concerts from Rio de Janeiro and Shanghai. But Blu-ray presentation levels the playing field some, and this three-hour version still offers audio-visual pop appropriate... ... Full Article

Connect to Facebook/Twitter, recommend via email and much more. Criterion has used the month of June to release three of the most iconic art-house films of all-time. ... Full Article

My Dinner With Andre" is both a movie I strongly recommend but at the same time recommend with reservations. It is not a movie with car chases, explosions, a booming pop soundtrack, or any members of the brat pack. ... Full Article