"He had no conception of the instrument (cello). He was blowing into it." Pure genius! People have criticized the cinematic shortcomings of this early film, but I think it's one of Allen's funniest.
We spoke to Mr. Torgman, his first and only cello teacher. "Well, there isn't really much tell, because... uh... because his cello playing is just terrible. He would a... He had no idea about tone production. He would just saw it back and forth. Just scratch the instrument, to such a point that it would drive everyone who listening to it absolutely insane. He had no conception of the instrument. He was blowing into it."
These early Woody Allen films are almost kids movies, because of the kind of humor. When I was a kid I thought these were the funniest movies ever made.
2:10 - With both parents working to make ends meet, Virgil becomes closest to his grandfather, a 60-year-old German immigrant who takes the boy to movies and baseball games. Then, tragedy strikes, at a Washington senator's game, Virgil's grandfather is struck in the head by a fowl ball. The blow causes permanent injury to his mind, and he becomes convinced he is Kaiser Wilhelm. Here are some rare photos of him with other patients in the sanitarium grounds.
I watch this movie just to hear Jackson Beck's narration. He was also the narrator for a GI Joe A Real American Hero in the 1980s as well as the commercials. He also was The Voice for the Little Caesars Pizza commercials. big big big pizzas for 888 only a Little Caesars.
I must be woodYS PLATONIC solemate...lived on ocean ave between r & s...have not seen this movie since'69....thank you for your channel....woody was very chaplinesque .....brilliant!!
Jackson Becks Opening Narration Of December 1St,1935,Just Happens To Be The Actual Birthdate Of Actor,Comedian And Director Woody Allen.Woody Allen Was Born With The Real Name Of Allen Stewart Konisberg On December 1St,1935 In Brooklyn New York.
Ha. I know, I know. I picked a random Woody Allen film as a favorite. But, truthfully, it is a wonderful Bergman-esque film that captures the breakdown of a family in a sharp and observed way. It reminds me of a short story I wrote years ago that covered similar themes. But, yeah, I like Interiors a lot!
4:55 the sound effect they used for the foot stomping the glasses , u can hear it twice, on the time the foot crushed the specs and him walking away. Come on woody !, it was '69, audio production/editing was plenty advanced by then. SMH
Eh, the film still has some laugh out loud moments, but a lot that's dated. I still think Broadway Danny Rose is #1 cause it's great from start to finish. No flaws whatsoever.
