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A NEW LEAF (1971). The first film by iconoclast genius Elaine May, who also co-stars w/ a very Matthau-y Walter Matthau. Dark, acidic, nearly bleak slow-mo screwball comedy that somehow ultimately lands with a restrained sweetness reminiscent of THE APARTMENT.

finally watched A New Leaf (1971), what a wonderfully eccentric and hilarious directorial debut from Elaine May

Holy shit A NEW LEAF is next level ... Elaine May you are master

I don't want to blow anyone's mind, but I saw A NEW LEAF for the first time tonight and Elaine May is very good at directing motion pictures

I need more friends in New York who don’t wanna talk about our lives but bond instead by incessantly quoting Elaine May’s A NEW LEAF.

A NEW LEAF (1971): a comedy sketch about east coast old money’s ironic lack of urbanity stretched to Herculean feature length, really making it resemble myth. To Elaine May, cash makes crass and those born rich are childish gods, wicked & helpless. as funny as movies ever got!🌿

Introduced my dad to A New Leaf (1970) last night and I’m still thinking about this shot composition. Wild to have this shot in your film debut, but Elaine May was a genius and not going to take no for an answer.