神童1965

讲述了DearBrigitteisoneofthefunniestcomediesfromthe1960s,aboutatone-deaf,color-blindboygeniuswithoneinterest:BrigitteBardot.JamesStewartplaysprofessorRobertLeaf,atypicalcollegeprofessor(whenspeakingofcollegeprofessorstypicalmeansliberal,butthiswas40yearsagoandlabelschange).Leafteachespoetry,livesinahouseboatinSanFrancisco,vocallyopposesnuclearpowerandprogressingeneral.Hehasanoriginalwaytomakethefamilysticktogether-familyconcerts.Hisdaughtercallshimsquare.Leafs8-yearoldsonErasmusisplayedbyBillyMumy(SammytheWayOutSeal,LostInSpace,BlessTheBeastsChildren,ThreeWishes).Leafhopestofindartisticgeniusofsomesortinhisonlyson,andnurtureshiminmusic,painting,literature,etc.ButLeafisdisappointed,toputitmildly,whenitturnsoutErasmushasagiftformath,canout-thinkthecollegesnewestcomputer,instantlycomputehorse-racewinners.Idontwanttogiveawaytoomuchoftheplot,butErasmushadbeenwritingtoBardotregularly,andafterthefamilycomestodependonhisability,hislove-sicknesscausesamentalblock.GlynisJohns(FathersDelicateCondition,TheCabinetofCaligari,MaryPoppins)playsLeafswife.EdWynn(RequiemForAHeavyweight,MaryPoppins)isaneighbor/captain/narrator.OthercastincludeFabian,CindyCarol,JohnWilliams,JesseWhite,JackKruschen,andJamesBrolininanearlybitpart.BrigitteBardotappearsattheend.