Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
- Directed by
- Larry Peerce
- Genre
- comedy drama, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 32 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man from a working-class background begins a summer romance with a wealthy Jewish woman. Their relationship highlights the differences in their families' social standings and values.
lightheartedromanticbittersweetwittynostalgicobservationalyearningpoignant
What happens
Goodbye, Columbus is a 1969 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Larry Peerce from a screenplay by Arnold Schulman, based on the 1959 novella by Philip Roth. The film stars Richard Benjamin, Jack Klugman, Nan Martin, and Ali MacGraw. The story's title alludes to a phonograph record played by the brother of MacGraw's character, nostalgically recalling his athletic career at Ohio State in Columbus. The film was essentially MacGraw's film debut, as she had previously had only a bit part in the previous year's A Lovely Way to Die. The screenplay won the Writers Guild of America Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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