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Barefoot in the Park

Broadway's barest, rarest, unsquarest love play.

1967 · 1h 46m · G Comedy, Romance
Directed by Gene Saks

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In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.

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Nothing special, but it's a decent example of a vanished genre - the small character comedy.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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