A New Leaf [Blu-ray]

Just great. This is the third time I’ve seen it. Wonderful different and sweet.

It's a great movie , I have two watch it once a year .I always cry , it's a funny movie , very good .

Very funny movie. Elaine May and Walter Matthau are wonderful.

"A New Leaf" (1971) starring Walter Matthau and Elaine May is one of best screwball romantic comedies ever made.The story is based on a short story by Jack Ritchie titled "The Green Heart" and Elaine May wrote the movie script, directed and starred in the movie.By far, this is her best movie of all time.The movie presents a "poor little rich boy" meets "poor little rich girl" story, and follows the two into an unlikely marriage and a story which ends happily, even though the lovable villain, Walter Matthau playing "Henry Graham" does not have good or honest intentions, and does not intend to remain married to his new wife. (He plans to become a widower taking his new wife's fortune, but at the last moment, changes his mind and his life, and the two literally go off together into a beautiful sunset....a heartwarming ending rare and almost corny, but very welcome).The movie depends very much on the two main players, and the viewer comes to like them both very much as the story unfolds.Other supporting actors in the movie are also lovable and wonderful, and very funny.A really good movie has likable characters the viewer befriends from the very beginning of the film, and which characters remain lovable throughout.There are no true villains in good movies, and current era movies (2013) often make the mistake of foisting villains of such ugliness and brutal, violent character no onlooker could ever like them.The movie suffers when this happens, and the fact that despicable people exist in the world and have over history does not justify putting such people into the movies as characters.No movie can be edifying when such people are portrayed, no matter how skillfully.A good movie is edifying.That is true of all good art in any and all fields and categories of art."A New Leaf" (1971) is a gratifying example of an edifying movie where all portrayed, large and small roles, major and minor roles, are wonderful and memorable.It's a movie which makes the viewer feel good, and makes him/her glad for having spent time watching the movie.....and glad to return to it for many repeat screenings.Very, very few works of cinematic art are like this. That is why "A New Leaf" (1971) really is a treasure. Other classic screwball romantic comedies of fame, good for the same reasons "A New Leaf" (1971) is good and thus worth getting and scsreening often, include "His Girl Friday" (1939) and "Lovers And Other Strangers" (1970).-------------Tex (David) Allen is a SAG-ACTRA accredited movie actor. Visit the IMDb website for details about him.

I love this movie and so do my friends. We laugh about it all the time

I love this movie but I hate myself for loving it because it brought great heartache to director/writer/star Elaine May when the studio whittled down her lengthy cut into a more palatable 90-minute version.Apparently, May was rough to work with...from a studio perspective. Her background in improv probably explains why she liked to shoot a lot of takes and coverage...I imagine she was trying to create and capture tiny moments brimming with life.On the other hand, when years later Warren Beatty tried to create an opportunity for Elaine May to work without studio interference, we end up with Ishtar. So maybe Elaine May needs some checks and balances to tease out her best work. (I think it’s great that she won the Tony at 87 for The Waverly Gallery. So glad I got to see this comedy legend live on stage. She was great!)But I love “A New Leaf” even if it doesn’t represent May’s full intentions and vision. In some ways, it’s of its time. It favors long meandering scenes that may test the patience of modern viewers but in taking its time, these scenes achieve many beautiful comedic moments. In other ways it still feels bold, sophisticated, and timeless.It’s also occasionally messy with a few brief fantasy sequences that come from nowhere (but are actually flashes of the subplot the studio removed), and a rushed ending. It’s all forgivable.This is really the story of Henry (Matthau), a rich but helpless scoundrel who tries to woo and marry a wealthy heiress when his trust fund runs out. Henry is so helpless, his butler dresses him. And he doesn’t understand a thing about money which is why he finds himself broke.In the process of scheming his way back into the lifestyle to which he is accustomed, Henry changes — largely because his meal ticket, Henrietta (May), is even more helpless than he is and because he defends her from an even bigger scoundrel played to perfection by Jack Weston. By becoming Henrietta’s caretaker for all the wrong reasons, Henry inadvertently becomes a better version of himself. He transforms.While that underlying story is rather sweet, there’s nothing sentimental about May’s execution as director or her portrayal of the clumsy and absent-minded Henrietta. Meanwhile, there’s nothing outwardly likable about Henry and his singleminded plot and yet Matthau makes us root for him anyway because...well, who can resist that craggy, sad, droopy hound dog cartoon face?The print is pristine. There’s a version with bonus features I didn’t know about until after buying this one. If you like extras, check out that one.

Lovely movie with Walter Matteau, directed by Elaine May(she performed in it too).

“New Leaf”, the original edit, is among my favorite films. Not sure who decided to mess with perfection but whoever added scenes previously deleted should be deleted. Such a shame, too. If you’re looking for a “New Leaf” take my advice and find the original. This version is not in the same league and will only leave you wondering why you’ve heard such great reviews.

È un film che fa molto riderei grazie al grande Walter, un po’ amaro, ma vi è un riscatto finale che rende la dolcezza e la tenerezza in entrambi

Blu ray con subtítulos en españolMe encanta esta película los actores principales y de apoyo es un muy buen trabajo en equipo ❤️

Sorti en 1971, A new leaf atteste du génie comique d'Elaine May à la fois scénariste et interprète principale de ce film. Dans un jeu qui rappelle la gestuelle des grands comiques du cinéma muet et dans une maîtrise absolue de l’art de la pantomime, elle interprète une richissime jeune-fille férue de botanique, gauche et empruntée, sur laquelle un coureur de dot sans scrupule (le génial Walter Matthau) met le grappin dans le but de l'épouser pour en hériter après l'avoir trucidée. A la fois sensible et hilarante, l'écriture du scénario ménage des scènes d'anthologie entre la rêveuse et introvertie Henrietta et le roué et manipulateur Henry (!) prêt à tout pour conserver le style de vie auquel il a été habitué. L'autre force du scénario réside dans la façon dont les personnages secondaires sont croqués (formidable majordome qui donne des leçons de vie à son maître) parfois juste le temps d'une scène mais qui parviennent durablement à s'incarner. Une formidable découverte donc que ce New leaf proposé ici dans une belle copie en vo uniquement.

Dieser absolut rare Film (deutscher Titel: `Keiner killt so schlecht wie ich') plötzlich in hervorragender Blu-ray-Qualität. Zwar fehlt die deutsche Synchronspur (schade, da sehr gelungen), aber auch in diesem einfach verständlichen Englisch hatdie Komödie diesen Namen verdient, in bester Billy Wilder- Manier, köstlich. Dazu die hervorragenden Nebendarsteller, der Butler Walter Matthau`s galt wohl als Vorbild für den Nanny-Niles; ebenso bekannt aus `Die Kaktusblüte' der dicke Anwalt der hässlichen Angebeteten, in deren Rolle sich die Regisseurin mutig sich selbst zum Trottel als hässliches Entlein macht. `Carbon on the Velves', Kohlenstoff auf den Ventilen, ist der Running Gag der ersten 20 Minuten. Wie gesagt: Superbildqualität, dazu als Beigabe ein Booklet, das einiges mehr zum Film verrät (Ursprungsfassung drei Stunden, die Verleiher hätten der Regisseurin den Film entrissen, weil sie mit dem Schnitt nicht fertig wurde) . Da dieser Film so gut wie kaum erhältlich ist, ist der hohe Preis durchaus angemessen, habe ihn schon zweimal angesehen, hier kann man lernen wie Gags funktionieren. Warum können nicht mehr Frauen solche exakten, detailverliebten Komödien drehen?

Un film che in TV non passano più da anni. Un divertentissimo Walter Matthau e una eccezionale Elaine May nel ruolo della moglie e regista del film. Purtroppo per un paio di frasi hanno dovuto mettere i sottotitoli perchè evidentemente si era perso l'originale doppiaggio italiano. Ma per il resto l'audio è OK. Spedizione puntuale e precisa.