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Bookmark this pageA New Leaf (1970)
Director: Elaine May
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From Time Out Film Guide
Browning a little round the edges, not least because Paramount subjected the film to fairly drastic re-editing, Elaine May's directorial debut still makes for cherishable comedy viewing precisely because she eschewed the modish flash her former cabaret partner Mike Nichols brought to his movie-making. May herself plays the frumpishly eccentric but wealthy botanist pursued with murderous intent by Matthau's ageing, financially embarrassed playboy.Author: PT
Cast & crew
Director: Elaine May
Producer: Joseph Manduke
Cast: Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose, William Redfield, James Coco, Graham Jarvis, Renée Taylor, David Doyle full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 102 mins
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