Filmmaker Focus: A New Leaf (1971)

Henry & Henrietta… the love couple of the seventies... and the laugh riot of the year.


Elaine May

A spoiled and self-absorbed man who has squandered his inheritance, Henry Graham (Walter Matthau) is desperate to find a way to maintain his lavish lifestyle. Henry sees an opportunity when he meets Henrietta Lowell (Elaine May), an awkward and bookish heiress. Though Henry courts Henrietta, he has no intention of remaining with her, and he develops a surprisingly sinister scheme. As Henry attempts to execute his plan, he finds that seeing it through may not be as easy as he had thought.

Credits

Director(s):

Elaine May

Producer(s):

Joseph Manduke

Cast:

Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose, James Coco, Doris Roberts

Sound:

David Dockendorf

Composer(s):

Neal Hefti