Well, we elected Chauncy, or somebody with his experience and intelligence, and he suffered from delusions of competence.
Posted by Fat Man at October 28, 2010 2:42 PMIt was a great, great movie, and the Biltmore House is as much a star as Mr Sellers. I have stood in that same spot many times and remembered that great scene.
Posted by Cynyr at October 28, 2010 2:44 PMA great movie no doubt. It's been a long time since I watched it last but it seemed you could look at the movie from different perspectives. Is he a fool? Or are they? Is he a Christ-like figure? Or is the writer making fun of the Christ story.
He is certainly child-like in the manner Christ asks, and not childish. I particularly like the scenes where he places his hand on the foreheads of the dead.
Well, now I know how it ended. I walked out midway through the movie, boring, boring, boring. And also trite.
Posted by chuck at October 29, 2010 7:22 AMYes, it's a wonderfully rich allegory with beautifully composed scenes, crafted dialogue, and unsettling tempo. Been a while since I've seen it.
Sellers is so perfectly cast in the role of Chauncy, the film seems to have been created specifically for him. I like the scene at the dinner table, which turns into a casket, where he becomes invisible.
Art makes us see what cannot be seen.
Posted by HelenRW at October 30, 2010 11:00 AM