In 1981, at the start of a decade that would see the rejection of New Hollywood auteurism in favor of big studio blockbusters, a curious little movie enjoyed modest success.
They Don't Make Movies Like 'My Dinner With Andre' Anymore If My Dinner with Andre were released today, it would gross maybe $200,000 in New York and Los Angeles before being banished to streaming purgatory within the month. But in 1981, it grossed over $5 million: nothing eye-popping, especially in the days before streaming and home video, but still over ten times its budget. It left a long cultural shadow, as well, through both references and influence.
Plenty, as it turns out. The Café des Artistes may have closed, and the New York subways have a lot less graffiti, but Andre’s themes of existential alienation have only grown more potent. As Wally trudges his way to a social obligation he’s dreading, his voiceover takes stock of his life and finds it lacking: he’s a frustrated writer, going through “the errands of [his] trade” without much in the way of personal satisfaction. “When I was ten years old…all I thought about was art and music.
'My Dinner With Andre' Doesn't Try to Give You Easy Answers The dialogue that follows covers various subjects, each more abstract and esoteric than the last.
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