Finding Moments of Humanity

September 23, 2012, 03:56 PM

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Midway through George Cukor's Rich and Famous (1981), there is a scene that, all by itself, encapsulates the witty banter that was the director’s signature. The heroine of the film, a celebrated writer played by Jacqueline Bisset, is in her room at the Algonquin Hotel, ostensibly to be interviewed by a young Rolling Stone journalist (Hart Bochner). Bisset orders a drink from room service, but in the next few minutes, every one but room service shows up, including her best friend...