Welcome to the dinner party.

This is your icebreaker.

Oh, my name is Leslie, Leslie Carroll.

I'm not the kind to tell a joke to start party conversation.

Not at all.

That's the last thing I would do.

I'm Rico Galliano.

I'm Brendan Francis Noonam, and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party,

the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.

And usually we start the show with someone telling us a joke to break the ice, but we figure

Leslie Caron not telling a joke is just as good.

She of course starred in the classic movies, Gigi and an American in Paris.

And she's the first of many movie folks you're going to hear on this, our first ever all-movie

episode.

Yes, in the next hour, we'll hear from the likes of David Cronenberg, Terry Gilliam, Miranda

July, and John C. Riley. But first, the news in 3D. And podcasters, to simulate the full

radio experience, this is the part where you'd pause and listen to the NPR Newscast. Otherwise,

I'm with the show. I'm Rico Galliano. I'm with the show.

I'm Rico Gagliano. I'm Brendan Francis Nune.

Welcome to The Dinner Party, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend

conversations.

And today we are hosting an all-movie dinner party.

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