They All Laughed (1981)
DVDRip | MKV | 698x480 | x264 @ 2307 Kbps | 115 min | 2,21 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps + Director's Commentary | Subs: Español, Français
Genre: Comedy, Romance
DVDRip | MKV | 698x480 | x264 @ 2307 Kbps | 115 min | 2,21 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps + Director's Commentary | Subs: Español, Français
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Writers: Peter Bogdanovich, Blaine Novak
Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Patti Hansen
New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected of infidelity. Ladies' man John Russo trails Angela Niotes, the elegant wife of a wealthy Italian industrialist, while Charles Rutledge and Arthur Brodsky follow Dolores Martin, the beautiful young wife of a jealous husband. Their respective cases are complicated when John falls for Angela, and Charles falls for Dolores.
"They All Laughed" is one of those little movies I am always recommending to friends seeking something out of the ordinary. It is firmly rooted in the screwball romance traditions of the past, but seems more contemporary. Even the decidedly early 80s atmosphere doesn't date it too much. Bogdanovich wisely keeps the whole enterprise so light on its feet, that reality never brings it crashing down to earth. But, that said, this sort of sweet little movie absolutely relies on the actors to keep it going, and "TAL" is blessed with a dream cast who understand the requirements of this sort of tale. It is a movie that wouldn't linger so long in the memory if it weren't for the little moments provided by the excellent cast: Colleen Camp's simultaneously shouting orders at John Ritter and her dog; Blaine Novak unleashing all that hair from under his hat; and especially the moment Dorothy Stratten falls for John Ritter and says, "How…weird." It's such a piece of fluff one doesn't want to lay too much on it for fear of crushing it, but it is certainly does leave one with a light heart and a smile on one's face.
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