The Trouble with the Truth (film)
The Trouble with the Truth is a 2011 American romantic drama film written and directed by Jim Hemphill.
Starring John Shea and Lea Thompson as two divorcees meeting after their daughter's( Danielle Harris) engagement, the film follows their conversation over dinner as they reassess their life and relationship.
The film has drawn comparison with Richard Linklater's" Before Sunrise" and" Before Sunset", and Louis Malle's" My Dinner with Andre" for its minimalist plot, with Roger Ebert noting that" it is a very small movie with very deep feelings".
Turn Back the Clock (film)
Turn Back the Clock is a 1933 American pre-Code MGM fantasy comedy- drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn, written by Selwyn and Ben Hecht, and starring Mae Clarke and Lee Tracy( while under contract to Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer).
The Three Stooges featuring Curly Howard appear in an uncredited straight role as wedding singers.
There is a small gag wherein Lee Tracy asks the Stooges to sing" Tony's Wife", a song the Stooges have not heard of; Moe Howard then asks" Tony's wife?
Who is she?"
Although they are not credited as the Three Stooges( indeed, they receive no screen credit at all), this marks the first time the trio appeared as a group on film without their former leader, Ted Healy.
They would launch their long- running film- shorts career a few months later.
Turn Back the Hours
Turn Back the Hours is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon and Sam Hardy.
Dinner with the Family
Dinner with the Family is a 1959 Australian TV play.
Louis Malle
Louis Marie Malle( 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer.
His film" Le Monde du silence" won the Palme d' Or in 1956 and the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957, although he was not credited at the ceremony; the award was instead presented to the film's co-director Jacques Cousteau.
Later in his career he was nominated multiple times for Academy Awards.
Malle is also one of only four directors to have won the Golden Lion twice.
Malle worked in both French cinema and Hollywood, and he produced both French and English language films.
His most famous films include the crime film" Ascenseur pour l'échafaud"( 1958), the World War II drama" Lacombe, Lucien"( 1974), the romantic crime film" Atlantic City"( 1980), the comedy- drama" My Dinner with Andre"( 1981), and the autobiographical film" Au revoir les enfants"( 1987).
Edgar Selwyn
Edgar Selwyn( October 20, 1875 – February 13, 1944) was a prominent figure in American theatre and film in the first half of the 20th century.
An actor, playwright, director and producer on Broadway, he founded a theatrical production company with his brother, Archibald Selwyn, and owned a number of Selwyn Theatres in the United States.
He transferred his talents from the stage to motion pictures, and directed a film for which Helen Hayes received the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Selwyn co-founded Goldwyn Pictures in 1916.
My Breakfast with Blassie
My Breakfast with Blassie is a 1983 film starring Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler" Classy" Freddie Blassie.
It is a mostly improvised parody of the art film" My Dinner with Andre" and is set in a Sambo's restaurant where Kaufman and Blassie have a discussion over breakfast.
Lynne Margulies, who would later become Kaufman's girlfriend, plays a role; in fact, she and Kaufman met for the first time on camera.
Also featured is Bob Zmuda, who plays a nosy fan.
" My Breakfast with Blassie" was conceived of by Linda Lautrec and Johnny Legend as a satire on" My Dinner with Andre".
Linda Lautrec and Andy Kaufman loosely scripted the film over several months late at night on the telephone.
Linda's dual role( as director and actress) was scripted as an irritating fan who requests Andy's autograph after he washes his hands.
My Dinner with Andre
My Dinner with Andre is a 1981 American comedy- drama film directed by Louis Malle, and written by and starring Andre Gregory( Andre) and Wallace Shawn( Wally).
The actors play fictionalized versions of themselves sharing a conversation at Café des Artistes in Manhattan.
The film's dialogue covers topics such as experimental theatre, the nature of theatre, and the nature of life, and contrasts Wally's modest humanism with Andre's spiritual experiences.
George W. George
George W. George( born George Warren Goldberg, February 8, 1920 – November 7, 2007) was an American theater, Broadway and film producer.
His credits included the 1981 film" My Dinner With Andre" and several hit Broadway productions.
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Michael Shawn( born November 12, 1943) is an American character actor, comedian, voice artist, playwright and essayist.
His film roles have included those of Wally Shawn( a fictionalized version of himself) in the Louis Malle directed drama" My Dinner with Andre"( 1981), John Lahr in" Prick Up Your Ears"( 1987), Vizzini in" The Princess Bride"( 1987), Mr. James Hall in" Clueless"( 1995) and providing the voice of Rex in the" Toy Story" franchise.
He has previously appeared in a variety of television series, including recurring roles as Grand Nagus Zek in, Manny in the game" Kings Quest"( 2016), Cyrus Rose in" Gossip Girl"( 2008 – 2012), and Dr. John Sturgis in" Young Sheldon".
His plays include Obie Award winning" Aunt Dan and Lemon"( 1985)," The Designated Mourner"( 1996) and" Grasses of a Thousand Colors"( 2008).
He also co-wrote the screenplay for" My Dinner with Andre" with Andre Gregory, and he scripted" A Master Builder"( 2013), a film adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen, which he also starred in.
His book" Essays" was published in 2009 by Haymarket Books.

Question: Do both films Turn Back the Clock (film) and My Dinner with Andre have the directors that share the same nationality?
Answer: no