Movie

My Dinner with Andre

1981 · 112 min

A long, talky meal that feels like eavesdropping on two fascinating minds circling each other, by turns funny and quietly moving.

Overview: Wally, a struggling playwright and actor, reluctantly agrees to catch up with his old friend Andre, a theater director who disappeared several years prior in order to travel the world. Meeting at a posh Manhattan restaurant, the two share life stories, anecdotes and philosophical musings over the course of an evening meal.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and satirical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, art, isolation, friendship
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
art
isolation
friendship
morality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none