What I Watched -- My Dinner with Andre

My Dinner with Andre is one of those cult classic films that everyone knows about, but very few people have actually seen.  Until recently, I was one of those people.

The movie "stars," if you can call it that, Wally Shaun and Andre Gregory.  The whole film is the two of them having dinner and talking.  It's mostly Andre who does the talking, and it is mostly blather.  He talks fast, about obscure places he's been to try to cure this disease or experience that awakening.  Very professorial, navel-gazing type stuff.  There is an interesting bit at the end where Andre talks about really knowing yourself, examining your likes and dislikes, your motivations, and making sure you're not just an actor in your story, but that you're really living.  That part was worth listening to.

The whole thing is available here, if you want to check it out

Bottom line: other than the part about knowing yourself, it was mostly like listening to a spoiled rich kid try to make his less-wealthy friend feel bad about all the things he didn't get to do on his summer vacation.