Directed by Blake Edwards • 1983 • United States
Starring Burt Reynolds, Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger
Hollywood sophisticate Blake Edwards transplanted François Truffaut’s French sex comedy to 1980s LA for this ruefully funny portrait of a playboy facing a midlife crisis. David Fowler (Burt Reynolds) has two passions, sculpting and women, and he’s been quite successful in both departments—until now. A desperate inner struggle drives him to the couch of psychiatrist Dr. Marianna Solari (Julie Andrews), to whom David reveals everything from his first sexual encounter to his currently disturbing and often hilarious romantic adventures. But can Marianna help David control his roving eye before it’s too late?
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The Man Who Loved Women
Directed by François Truffaut • 1977 • France
Starring Charles Denner, Leslie Caron, Nelly BorgeaudIn this bittersweet late-career charmer, director François Truffaut revisits his recurring themes of love and romantic obsession from a poignantly reflective perspective. Charles Denner stars as t...
