A New Leaf
Summary:
Elaine May wrote and directed (credits May attempted to have removed after the studio made extensive cuts in the film) this dark and funny comedy about marriage, murder, and money. May also stars as Henrietta, a shy and clumsy wallflower, who is also heir to a large pile of money. Indigent playboy Graham (Walter Matthau), who has squandered his inherited trust fund and needs to get... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Walter Matthau - (Henry Graham)
Elaine May - (Henrietta Lowell)
Jack Weston - (Andrew McPherson)
George Rose - (Harold, Henry Graham's butler)
William Redfield - (Beckett)
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Review:
Though she attempted to have her name removed after extensive studio re-editing and has since disowned the film, comedy writer-performer Elaine May need not be ashamed of her directorial debut A New Leaf (1971). A somewhat retro screwball comedy about the reformation of Walter Matthau's wealthy and conceited Henry Graham through a... Continue >>
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