‘A New Leaf’: A Romantic Comedy, With Murder on the Mind

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“A New Leaf” (1971) — written, directed and graced with a gutsy performance by Elaine May — is a deranged rom-com in the guise of a classically constructed Hollywood farce. It’s also an unclassifiable psychodrama. May not only acted out onscreen but behind the scenes, filing a lawsuit against Paramount after the studio shortened her original three-hour cut by over a third. Someday perhaps, that version will surface. Until then this 4K restoration of the movie as released, revived for a week at

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