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10

Comedy · Romance · 1979

A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.

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10

“A temptingly tasteful comedy for adults who can count.”

1979 Comedy · Romance 2h 2m

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Blake Edwards

Written by

Blake Edwards

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

George Webber

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Samantha Taylor

Bo Derek

Bo Derek

Jenny Hanley

Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Hugh

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Mary Lewis

Sam J. Jones

Sam J. Jones

David Hanley

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Donald

Court is in session

Put 10 on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.