Paul Horn Movies
- 2001
In his documentaries Mama Lustig... ? and Muss Denken, Austrian filmmaker Niki List offered viewers a look into the life of Christian Polster, a young man dealing with life under the considerable handicap of Down's syndrome. In Mein Boss Bin Ich, List once again checks in on Polster to discover that, at the age of 33, Christian appears to be making some real inroads into his dream of a career in show business. We observe as Polster (with his mother in tow) rehearses with an experimental theater troupe, acts in a short film that he helped to write, and performs a song-and-dance routine he's worked up. Mein Boss Bin Ich was screened in competition at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1994
The generation gap is alive and well in this drama which focuses on the relationships within a family. The film examines the four days prior to the graduation of the youngest daughter Dani Rosen, the class valedictorian. The other Rosen family members include Linda, the widowed mother, Ted, Linda's comfortably dull partner, and daughter Tasha, who in her early twenties, still lives at home with her boyfriend Victor, whi is a budding artist. Victor and Tasha are trying to figure out what to do with their lives and talk everything out in great detail. Much of the film focuses on the conversations of the whole family as they gather 'round the dinner table. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Claudia Arenas, Michael Medico, (more)
- 1976
In this French farce, a wealthy young boy decides to teach his father a lesson by buying a man and employing him as his living plaything. The film was later remade in America and called The Toy, starring Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pierre Richard, Michel Bouquet, (more)
- 1964
In this comedy, a Yankee musician is working in Paris when he encounters a movie star chasing after her naughty French poodle Monsieur Cognac. The name is most apropos for the little doggy is quite the lush when it comes to booze. This suits the hard-drinking musician just fine and the two go out on a bender. Later the star and her father find the toasted twosome. The star begins falling in love with the musician. Despite her father's objections, the two get married. Unfortunately, Mr. Cognac accompanies them on the honeymoon. He becomes quite jealous of the woman's new husband and ruins their wedding night. Because she refuses to relinquish the dog, their new marriage is nearly destroyed. They separate until the husband manages to bring home Pink Poupee, a charming female poodle. Suddenly Mr. C forgets all about his jealousy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tony Curtis, Christine Kaufmann, (more)
