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...Screenplay by Hugh Wheeler...
Davis nearly compensates for this lapse in Ellen Whitcombe's screenplay. With her untamed chestnut mane and snapping blue eyes, Davis is unforgettable as the willful Sybylla. Rarely has an actor brought such a unique vitality and integrity to the screen. In a script without a lot of dialogue, Davis delivers every line with a vigor that imbues her character with a complexity and depth that is not written into the script. She moves as if she were on the stage--no action is taken for granted. Davis ignites her portrayal of Sybylla with an uncompromising zest, a passion...
...ACERBIC but amusing humor fills Simon, which he's directed as well as written. Some of his jokes are priceless--one of his scientists declares that "the Nixon who came back from China in 1972 was not the same one who went." Just as the successes of the screenplay must be attributed to him, so must the almost amateur direction, in which characters seem at a loss as to what they should do and how they should react to one another. An early scene comes to mind in which Simon and his girlfriend mutter indistinguishable bad jokes and move awkwardly...
...SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Directed by Rob Cohen Screenplay by Ezra Sacks...
...SIMPLE STORY Directed by Claude Sautet Screenplay by Claude Sautet and Jean-Loup Dabadie