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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786300216211 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6300216217 Label: Paramount Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Release Date: January 01, 1998 Running Time: 102 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: 1971 Sales Rank: 4743 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Discount Shopping: Elaine May wrote, directed, and starred in this acidic comedy about a wealthy playboy (Walter Matthau) who discovers that he has nearly spent all of his fortune. Casting about for a solution to his money problems that won't actually involve work, he finds a desperate solution: He'll marry an heiress (May) for her fortune. The hitch: She's a social maladept ("The woman is feral," Matthau growls). Indeed, Matthau finds marriage so intolerable that he decides there's only one course of action, which is to actively pursue making himself a widower by bumping her off. An offbeat, funny, and dry film, with a wonderfully misanthropic performance by Matthau and a sharply drawn one by May. --Marshall Fine Average Rating:
 Rating: - How Can This Be?How can it be that Walter Matthau's best performance, especially a comedy performance, is not available on DVD? It's a shame, because this is arguably the most brilliant dark comedy from that wonderful golden age of grown-up films from the mid 60s to the mid 70s. This movie is way too funny and brilliant to be this undercover and cult. Elaine May is to comedy what Coppola and Scorsese were to drama. Her writing is as good as comedy writing gets, and her performance gives a glimpse at how wonderful ... Read More Rating: - An absolute gem of a movie!Let's play Name Your Favorite Comedy. "Good Morning, Vietnam," "As Good as It Gets,"and "Little Miss Sunshine." Yes, yes, all good. Now consider "A New Leaf." Thought so. You've never heard of it. And that's a shame because this is my favorite comedy and that of other reviewers on this page. Why? Walter Matthau, a superb actor in any movie, stars with Elaine May, little known as an actress. She wrote the screenplay and directed the movie. There was much controversy behind the scenes, making ... Read More Rating: - A ClassicEveryone should see this wonderful, delightful film. It is hands down the funniest film I have ever seen. The dialogue is sharp, the actors are superb both central charters and supporting characters. My only regret is that it is an old film and not at the moment available on DVD format. It should be. A true classic in every sense. The story is about a man of wealth and refinement who looks down his nose on almost everyone, his wealth ends through his own mismanagement, and all that he holds dear is ... Read More Rating: - Helloooo Paramount, anybody there???I don't understand why Paramount Pictures doesn't release this movie on DVD. It's one of Walter Matthau's very best, and was nominated for two Golden Globe awards when it came out. When you think about some of the expensive, terrible new movies that go straight to DVD, and here you have a proven classic that can't get transferred from VHS to DVD it makes no sense... Rating:  - The most human Hollywood film ever?Without a doubt, Elaine May is no technical stylist. At first, this plainspoken directing style may feel a bit clunky. But the story does build cumulative force. By the time Matthau's character meets May's, things really take off. It would be very interesting to see the additional ninety minutes that were cut without her approval. That being said, it feels just the right length as it now exists. It's hard to imagine the missing blackmail footage as being anything else than too much of a good ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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