I Love You, Alice B. Toklas

Let me kiss your butterfly ( I Love You, Alice B. Toklas ), English-language alternative title: Kiss My Butterfly is an American comedy film from 1968 with Peter Sellers in the lead role, directed by Hy Averback.

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The Jewish lawyer Harold Fine is preparing with moderate enthusiasm prior to the wedding with his long- time friend and secretary Joyce ( Joyce Van Patten ). The 35 -year-old from his domineering mother ( Jo Van Fleet ) and his staid life annoyed and controls straight up to a midlife crisis. Since represents Harold's younger brother Herbie (David Arkin ), the black sheep of the family, everything upside down: Herbie has in fact joined a group of hippies, and burst with his freaky girlfriend Nancy (Leigh Taylor - Young) in a memorial service. It comes to a head. Harold thereby falls in love at first sight with the beautiful, free-spirited hippie girl. Nancy stayed with Harold and bake it - a recipe from Alice B. Toklas ' famous cookbook - Hash cookies. The mind-altering brownies and Nancy modify Harold's view of things completely. He can burst his marriage and growing his hair long, we would just lead with Nancy the seemingly casual life as a flower child. But the search for charity and self-knowledge under the guidance of a guru, finally ending in a orgiastic happening of the new hippie friends in Harold's apartment. Harold the illusory world of the flower-power generation is aware. He returns to the altar to flee again.

Reviews

  • ARTE: " Let me kiss your Butterfly ' is one of the most original and unusual Hollywood comedies of the late sixties. Director Hy Averbacks film captures an ironic and critical, the atmosphere of the flower power era. "
  • Cinema: 'Dropped satire on the hippie culture. "
  • The lexicon of international film: " farewell to the hippie movement, which takes a bead on both the flower power era as well as the establishment. Not without poetry and approaches to social criticism, but overall too superficial. "
  • Rotten Tomatoes: " Although this is definitely one of the best ideas Sellers is supported by a great Mazursky and Tucker - script have to be a diehard fan to have great fun with this powerful film. "

Others

  • For her role as Nancy Leigh Taylor -Young was in 1969 nominated for Best Young Actress for the Golden Globe.
  • The songs in the film are from the group Harpers Bizarre.
  • The film premiere was held in New York on October 7, 1968. In West Germany the film opened on 17 January 1969.
Screenplay Film score Elmer Bernstein Robert C. Jones Leigh Taylor-Young Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
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