It's very subtle satire and reminds me of some of the Kubrick's films.

Knowing so, we see him walk on water at the end of the movie.

..."It is better to keep one's mouth closed and be thought a fool, than to open it, and remove all doubt"...

@@kaywat40 ------- Mark Twain ------ aka Samuel Clemons ----

This and The Mouse That Roared.

@@AllanOstermann This WAS his iconic role. No one could've played it better.A masterpiece that will forever be relevant

Sage920 It was his greatest performance, and for me one of the greatest performances of all time in one of the greatest films of all time. He was obsessed with playing the role because he said he thought he 'was' Chance the Gardener. That is when the mask of his impressions came off, it was his true self. Without him the film wouldn't have been made, because people said the 'gag' would collapse too quickly into the film for audiences. He never broke character once during filming, and he's so emotionally attached to the picture he could almost not even talk about it without tearing up and just calling it a 'dream' and an 'ambition' that he would be remembered forever for. It's my favorite fil of all time because his performance is so sedate and understated, but so ingenious. Everything about him meeting the president was so immaculately done to make it believable that Chauncey is being engineered by powerful moguls to take the presidency. Just an amazing piece of art.

​@@patriceaqa288I agree! Its probably his most serious role. I can't think of any other Sellers movie where hes not playing a comic role. The only one I think that comes close is the original lady killers.

Yes Sir

Great actor.

don't forget Problem Child 1 and 2. He was legit hilarious in those two movies.

Lee J Cobb was in the 1957 movie. Great performance

It’s an excellent film. The garbage we have now can’t hold a candle to this

The author foresaw Trump's rise to power and he tried to warn us!!

@David Cole A lot of folks were upset. There was genius here. He was robbed

As we all can now plainly see - the Oscar is a meaningless bauble.

I think a particularly beautiful thing about the film is how innocent and useful chance is. Chance doesn’t know about economics, finance or professional class professions such as law etc which is often in this film deemed the only useful vocations such that all of Chance’s innocent and genuinely dedicated gardening statements and advice have to be twisted to be about the political or the financial. The film demonstrates there is value and beauty in that which is not the political and financial-or even in the high brow of politics. Chance is kind, he’s honest and genuinely cares about those around him. There’s such goodness and virtue in this man who is still a complete simpleton. It teaches us that even those less smart or in our eyes insignificant can have value beyond our wildest dreams.

can we add - if I may - can we perhaps add 'Life Of Brian'?

The book lacks Seller's charm and so is more overtly satirical and abrasive.

And he played two different guys in Used Cars twins the Fuchs Brothers he was fantastic in both parts.

I imagine if Sellers was still around, he’d make the switch from doing comedies to more dramatic roles.

You like to watch?

Peter Martin hahahaha

Are you familiar with Krilov's fables?

+Melody Marshall I have been saying this for weeks LOL

LMAO

thems is fightin' words lol. i love chauncey.

Heehee....nice!

knightm27 Never made the connection before but wow...how perceptive. The author of 'Being There' said he based the character on Benito Mussolini.

HanTraditionsRulz same

me too

And me!!!! I'm peeing myself laughing guys, that's amazing, we all got here through crypto!!!!!! facebook.com/groups/235023610693540/?ref=group_header

Way to play the "I don't hate Obama 'cause he's black" card by name-checking Alan Keyes. Nicely done, Sport! [Was he even in the primaries in 2008?]

Chesterette Not in the primaries, but he was in the running for the Republican nomination, and in my opinion, he should have won both the nomination and the actual election. Democrats love to point fingers at Republicans and claim that we are racists, but it's utter bullshit. We'd be happy to vote for black candidates for President, if they were intelligent and principled me. Obama is neither. I don't know about Herman Cain. I'd have preferred Keys to him. Ward Connerly is another black man I highly respect. Ditto for Larry Elder.

Oh, right, you like the Toms, the "pull yourselves up by your bootstraps, even though I personally benefited from affirmative action" types. Big surprise.

Chesterette See, you are a large part of the problem, Chesterette. You ignore the fact that the KKK was started by the DEMOCRATS. You are utterly ignorant of history. Truly sad and pathetic. You've bought into the bullshit being peddled by the Dems, and you resort to slander and innuendo, instead of engaging your mind and thinking for yourself.

Mark Pettigrew I know all about "the Dixiecrats," Mark. I also know that the civil rights era sent them screaming for the aisles in droves, hooded rats deserting the sinking Dixie Democratic ship. To a man, those old fellas are voting Republican today, if they're not entirely too enfeebled to vote at all. Now how about we debate something RELEVANT?

pagamenews 1979 was a year when Thatcher won

There will be growth in the spring!

Intelligence?