Episode #12: My Dinner With André

In episode #12 we discuss the 1981 cerebral motion-picture, My Dinner With André. Wallace, a struggling actor/playwright from NYC, attends an intimate dinner with his old acquaintance André. As the two catch up on lost time, their conversation shifts into the social, emotional, physical and metaphysical concerns of the modern world. At once both outrageous and grounded, My Dinner With André explores the relationships between people, their environment, and the universe.

SHOWNOTES

My Dinner With Andre - Criterion

Director - Louis Malle

André Gregory as André

Wallace Shawn as Wallace

(widely known for his role as Vizzini in the movie The Princess Bride)

Another movie about playwrights: Synecdoche, New York - starring Philip Seymour Hoffman

One of Adam’s favorite books:The Fuck Up by Arthur Nersesian

John Adams mini-series on HBO

Rabbit Starvation (a.k.a. Protein poisoning)

Survivorman (featuring Les Stroud)

Primitive Technology - Youtube Channel (NOT Les Stroud)

Gymnoépdie No. 1 by Éric Satie (also used in The Royal Tenenbaums)

Other philosophical movies (that Jim couldn’t name):

The Man From Earth (2007)

The Invitation (2015)

Parodies

Community - Season 2 Episode 19 - “Critical Film Studies” a.k.a. My Dinner with Abed