Much underrated classic, so clever, well assessed here.
One or two notes. 'Minsk is out, Pinsk is in' surely is a reference to Preston Sturges' classic line 'Get me Minsk, Minsk, Pinsk and Pinsk'. And knowing that a most important film in Billy's life was Battleship Potemkin it's no coincidence that the hotel goes under the same name.
The film has such a rushing momentum that you need to remember to take a breath of air after it's finished.
So stuffed with classic jokes that if you don't pay attention you'll miss half of them.
Also an interesting footnote that Pamela Tiffin was considered for The Birds next.
This is the film which features "Yes, We Have No bananas" (featured also in Sabrina) in German, which seems to have become stuck in my head.
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