Directed by Louis Malle in 1981, My Dinner with André is a landmark of minimalist cinema that consists almost entirely of a single conversation between two old friends at a Manhattan restaurant. 🍽️ The Setup
: Wallace "Wally" Shawn (a struggling playwright) and André Gregory (an avant-garde theater director) play fictionalized versions of themselves. My Dinner with Andre
: Though it feels improvised, the film was meticulously scripted and filmed over two weeks on a set designed to look like the Cafe des Artistes . 🎭 Two Clashing Worldviews Directed by Louis Malle in 1981, My Dinner
The film is a "philosophical duel" between two distinct ways of living: 🎭 Two Clashing Worldviews The film is a
: Wally reluctantly meets André, whom he hasn't seen in years and who has allegedly "lost his mind" after a series of bizarre global adventures.