Who does not like Steve Martin? From Bride has Only murders in the buildingThe actor / writer / musician never fails to make us laugh.
But it’s been a while since the actor did not play in a film that was really daring and pushed the limits of good taste. One of his best known comedies, Lessonwas controversial even when it was released in 1979, and it remains to date.
Lesson has only one 84% note on rotten tomatoesWhich is surprisingly low for a film which is now considered a classic. But it just shows that the humor of the film is a divider; If you get it, you will laugh a lot, but if you don’t, you will not find it at all fun.
If you didn’t look Lesson However, this is the ideal moment to see what it is. Netflix comes from adding to their library, so if you already have a subscription, there is no excuse to add it to your queue now.
“ Cretin ” is so false, it’s good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7wy8xo_rq
The premise of Lesson is a bit problematic, to say the least. “I was born a poor black child,” said the character of Martin, Navin, directly at the camera at the start of the film, explaining that he had been adopted by a family of black sharecroppers in Mississippi and that he did not realize that he was “different” until adulthood. In today’s climate, the film would probably not even reach the office of a Hollywood setting.
In the hands of a lesser writer and performer, Lesson Perhaps become a cheap collection of racist stereotypes (and a few moments ago who feel heartbreaking according to today’s standards). But Martin and director Carl Reiner (Who was going to collaborate with Martin on Man with two brains, me all And Dead men do not have a plaid) Use the film to make fun of racism, making the sublime white protagonist of all the jokes. It’s loved, but that’s why the humor of the film works so well. It takes large swings with its comedy and connects largely each time.
He is a masterpiece of physical comedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcWz8-Effye
Martin has always put all his body in all performance, and Lesson is no exception. From Martin’s completely arrhythmic dance at the start of the film (the greatest clue of his true identity) to a hysterical scene when he assumes that the assassin shoots him is to try to hit cans next to him, Lesson is full of physical comedy that will make you laugh.
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Bernadette Peters is delicious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ff2cNm8s
Broadway veteran Bernadette Peters Play the love interest of Navin Marie, a Cosmetologist Ditzy. The couple sings an adorable duo together, showing Peters’ vocal talents, but their comic game really steals the show. (When she and Navin meet a major financial obstacle, she groans hilarious: “I don’t care about money – I care about this kind!”)
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This gives the public permission to be stupid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luffnnqbfps
Lesson is a perfect example of the comedy style “so stupid, it’s intelligent”. The shameless stupidity of the film is always entertaining, and it is a reminder that sometimes everything that must be comedy. There are a little social comments on wealth and race, but it is above all a fun and slapstick adventure – and that’s fine.
If you like Steve Martin’s subsequent work, do not miss this opportunity to discover the film that established it as a Hollywood head man.
Watch Lesson on Netflix.
