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Tida
20Nov11
I can't believe I never left a single comment here. Well what can I say? I was still 18 when I first watched this movie, and my life has been completely changed ever since. I never think the same way as I was before, I never lived my life the same way as I was before, and I've always been looking for a stimulating, engaging conversation with my friends since then (without much luck). My all time favorite.
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Ken Ireland
31Aug11
It's Louis Malle. You can't go too far wrong, even if you leave a bit on edge or completely bored.
James Kang
30Aug11
This film rubbed me the wrong way for the first 30-45 minutes. Even though Wally lets the audience know at the beginning that he would rather listen than talk, Andre still seems self-involved, barely letting Wally say anything. It's when Wally starts participating in the conversation that the movie comes alive and becomes more than just a monologue. I was fully won over by it in the end. Stimulating discussion.
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Christopher Taylor
25Jul11
What to say about My Dinner With Andre? It is a meticulous recreation of the kind of conversations that happen late at night between people speaking directly to each other as themselves. Perception of reality and philosophy giving way to art and expression. An essential film to see about becoming aware of the process of perceiving.
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RusticMachine
12May11
You don't have to agree with the content of the conversation to enjoy the film. I wasn't expecting much, but I really liked this one.
pjjrfan
12May11
What a gem. I can't even begin to explain how stimulating an experience this was for me. Andre describing the sensation of feeling that he was buried alive had me gasping for breath. In the end though I felt like Wally happy to just be alive, with all my memories that still linger like fine wine, justifying my existence or more simply giving me the foundation on which I can know how alive I am.
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SahilZafar
21Mar11
Imagine, you are meeting a friend after many years, you guys are meeting at a restaurant and start talking about your past, what happened with your lives in those past years, philosophy, art, theater, movies, meaning of life and your experiences. The whole conversation takes about 2 hours - that's all this movie is all about. Pure Marvel. A movie to worship, a conversation to fall in love with. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
HHH
16Mar11
While i enjoyed this film, and it made me think about the premises and questions it arose. However, i couldn't help but feel that, like a film with a twist or a shock ending, the whole experience would be completely redundant with more than one viewing. At the end of the film i really felt i had taken the film on completely leaving it nothing more to offer me, which limits its position as an art form in my opinion.
Sean Keeley
13Oct10
Two insufferable hours of smug intellectualism and tedious philosophizing with no visual or cinematic interest.
FailedImitator
20Sep10
Would've preferred it if Wallace Shawn didn't say anything. Nevertheless, this is 5 stars easy.
ryan scott
25May10
Didn't know what to expect going in. Didn't expect to be as captivated as I was. Didn't think I would still be thinking about it this long after seeing it.
Clive.R.Watson
25May10
I had high expectations for this film, so when the first 45 minutes came across as banal anecdotes, I became dubious. Then, in an instant, it switched, to what I had hoped for; and thus became one of my favourites. Beautiful.
Franklinton Underground Cinema
4Mar10
"I'm adequate to *do* any sort of a task, but I'm not adequate just to *be* a human being."
Josh Tierney
22Feb10
Andre took me places with words that no major Hollywood film could ever take me to with visuals.
Justin Kane
28Jan10
This film serves as an inadvertent New York time capsule. SoHo has certainly changed, which you will see in the opening shot. Also, the early scene in which Shawn gets on the graffiti covered subway car is shocking in a way to all of us used to the spotless, bland, subway cars of today. Its not a coincidence that two utterly unique voices and faces are at the center of this talkfest. The zenith of conversation art.
Phil Worfel
17Aug09
You'll never have to have a philosophical conversation about life again. Took me a bit to get into but it really says a lot about a lot. Which of course it should since it's a two hour long conversation. Not as earth shattering as I expected but a good treatise on what it means to live.
w:i:l:b:e:r:t:o: :i:r:a:h:e:t:a:
8Mar09
The most important film I have ever seen. An unappreciated masterpiece that deserves to be recognized amongst one of the finest examples of what variety cinema has to offer.