World of Henry Orient, The (1964)

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Two 14-year-old girls in New York (Merrie Spaeth, Tippy Walker) first encounter womanizing pianist Henry Orient (Peter Sellers) by accident, but then Val fancies herself in love with him...

This is a strange one, part coming-of-age story -- with that same blend of promise and melancholy that coming-of-age stories always have -- and part broad comedy. The two parts have their own independent charms but it never quite comes together; it feels like two movies in one.

- Sam - 2018-12-24 10:03:55