Dear Brigitte (1965)

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Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.

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Director:

Henry Koster

Writers:

John Haase (novel), Hal Kanter
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29 December 2005 | MartinHafer
6
| a strange yet bland film
In the 1960s, Jimmy Stewart did several family films that were just rather bland and, in my opinion, wasted his amazing talents. I am not saying they are BAD films, just imminently forgettable and are best described as "fluff". In other words, while time-passers, they have very little lasting value. The movie does have a few mildly interesting moments but that's really about all. In fact, the only reason the film even gets a score of 6 is because Stewart is in the film and he tries his best with the mediocre material. My recommendation is do NOT run out and rent it or buy it but wait until it comes out on cable. This is a far cry from THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE or MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON. It's more like an episode of GIDGET combined with PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES.

This is pretty much the same review I gave for MR. HOBBES TAKES A VACATION. Both were almost exactly as bland as the other. What sets this apart is the strange plot involving a young Billy Mumy as a genius who is smitten with the actress Brigitte Bardot (the kid had good taste). Ms. Bardot makes a cameo near the end of the film, but apart from that it's a pretty forgettable film.

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Trivia

The Captain (Ed Wynn) referring to the San Francisco Bay area beauty says if everbody was as smart as they thought they were, this would be the most populated community on Earth. The metro Bay Area population was around 4,000,000 in 1965 when this movie was made. In 2018 the population was nearly 8,000,000.

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Bank Manager: My dear lady, I don't know how bankers in England operate, but here in America we have a...
Vina Leaf: In England, my dear sir, the bankers are acutely aware of the fact that the young people of today are the banking customers of tomorrow and they make every ...

Goofs

Approximately 1:13 into the movie the professor asks Terry, the naked model to cover up and she quickly fastens her bikini top by tying the straps together at the back of her neck. In the next scene you can see her back and the straps are fastened with clips straight down to the horizontal strap.

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Genres

Comedy | Family

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Release Date:

8 January 1965

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

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