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Last Summer in the Hamptons

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Village Vidiot

Nice piece by Henry Jaglom about a film actress paying a visit to an over-the-top NY theater family at their summer home in the Hamptons. About the tension between theater and film people/environments. Who knows how tightly scripted it was, but it is very well done. Lots of great improv work. Fine jobs by Vivica Lindfers (her last film) as the mater-familias, Andre Gregory as the lecherous uncle stage director, Victoria Hoyt as the film actress, a character bit by a rather sickly-looking Roddy McDowell as Lindfers agent (his last role), and Melissa Leo as Gregory’s sister looking for love, but in love with her brother. Intense and very quick witted. Bronwen did not find these folks worth caring about. All adore the stage and disparage film, but it’s film that bought them the house, and the stage can’t support it. And its not a small summer home, its a mansion. Lovely touch that. Not very appealing folks. All are total opportunists who use their students as slaves. A good film

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