Toklas composed by elmer bernstein, released by cinema records in 1968 toggle navigation film music site news. Peter sellers jo van fleet leigh tayloryoung joyce van patten david arkin herb edelman. Prod db a warner brothersseven arts dr le baiser papillon i love you, alice b. Toklas, im gonna change your name to mine see all the tree. Toklas, a movie starring peter sellers that was released in 1968, is named for toklass cannabis brownies, which play a significant role in the plot. Dispiritingly trendy comedy, coscripted by paul mazursky, in which sellers briefly sketches a brilliant performance as a middleaged lawyer tormented by asthma, by a mistress intent on being a. Toklas is a 1968 romantic comedy film starring peter sellers, directed by hy. The autobiography of alice b toklas project gutenberg australia. Toklas, and so does gertrude stein i love you, alice b. After harold and his family enjoy some of her groovy brownies, he decides to drop out with her and become a hippie too. It is followed by a horrible song with four lines in it, two of which are i love you alice b. Toklas stars peter sellers, jo van fleet, leigh tayloryoung, joyce van patten the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a score of out of. Original motion picture soundtrack for the movie i love you, alice b.
Peter sellers, the incomparable master of comedy pink panther series, portrays a successful but supersquare l. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement. The cast includes david arkin, jo van fleet, leigh tayloryoung in her film debut and a cameo by the scripts cowriter paul mazursky. Toklas lgbt democratic club is a political organization founded in san francisco in 1971. Like the brownies served by harolds new girlfriend, i love you, alice b. The film is set in the counterculture of the 1960s. It isnt sarcastic or black humor or based on taking pot shots at characters. Deutsch francais italiano nederlands norsk bokmal polski. Satires that aspire to tap into the cultural zeitgeist often age about as well as mayonnaise left out in the sun. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing i love you, alice b. Toklas is a comedy about a mans midlife crisis during the countercultural revolution of the 1960s. The movie is about changes people make, and is funny because of things that happen.
Far more importantly, her name became a synonym for a certain type of illicit brownies, and thus became part of the title of one of my favorite crazy sixties comedies, i love you, alice b. Toklas isnt trying to make any sort of serious statement, so it isnt fair to criticize the movie for not having those sorts of ambitions. He plays a single man of about 35, a lawyer with a great respect for appearances, who finally agrees out of politeness to marry the girl hes been dating for several years. Leigh tayloryoung and peter sellers in i love you, alice b. A thirtysomething square falls in love with a hippie and. Leigh tayloryoung flashing finger signs as peter sellers smiles in a scene from the film i love you, alice b. A child of the 60s and i did smile all along the movie, evoking old days of great fashion and. The autobiography of alice b toklas, by gertrude stein, free ebook. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the hy averbackdirected movie via subscription. Square lawyer harold peter sellers, stuck with a borrowed hippie van, meets nancy leigh tayloryoung, while picking up brother herbie david arkin for the funeral of a family friend, in i love you, alice b. Toklas 18771967, most famous as secretary and companion to gertrude stein. Toklas is the closest a person can get to being in the sixties, which was close to the the end. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. His life changes when he falls in love with nancy, a freespirited, innocent, and beautiful young hippie. Nous offrons des informations sur i love you, alice b. Toklas has a feel similar to that of jacques tatis mon oncle, in the way it looks at contemporary society and social interactions. The film opens with harold fine peter sellers, a respectable lawyer in. Toklas soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. The cast includes david arkin, jo van fleet, leigh tayloryoung in her film debut and a. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix. But youre so possessive,youre making me uptight about us. The film, in case your wondering, has nothing to do with alice b. But you re so possessive, you re making me uptight about us.
Thats how things are for harold fine, a dedicated lawyer about to become a more dedicated dropout. Peter sellers stars as harold fine, an impossibly square litigator who grows weary of the conformity and hypocrisy of modern life. Released without a rating, but with the proviso for mature audience, i love you, alice b. It was william cook who inspired the only movie gertrude stein ever wrote in english, i have just. Peter sellers, whose flowerpower performance here is in the same league as dr. You know pablo says if you love a woman you give her money. A thirtysomething square falls in love with a hippie and decides to drop out himself. Toklas 1968 eating groovy brownies watch i love you alice b. Aug 29, 2012 14 videos play all i love you, alice b. Still, it would have been interesting if the movie had taken itself just a little more seriously in presenting a mans search for meaning, and peter sellers would have been uniquely able to pull this off. Toklas, but owes itself to a throwaway line about the brownies recipe being toklas originally.
This is one of my alltime favorites love, love, love this movie. Leigh tayloryoung flashing finger signs as peter sellers smiles in a. One day youre a career 9to 5er with a pending marriage the next, you chuck it all for beads, bellbottoms. Toklas is a 1968 romantic comedy film starring peter sellers, directed by hy averback with music by harpers bizarre. Toklas which i am horrifically unable to get out of my head.
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