Larry Charles Talks “Seinfeld” at Cinematheque Series
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Most people in the audience Friday night at the Photonics Center weren’t born when Seinfeld first aired, but that didn’t dampen their enthusiasm for an appearance by Seinfeld writer, producer, and Emmy-winner Larry Charles, who screened a selection of his work and answered questions.
Charles was at the University as part of the College of Communication Cinematheque series, which brings accomplished filmmakers to campus to screen and discuss their work.
After leaving Seinfeld in 1994, Charles was a staff writer and executive producer for Mad about You, produced and directed HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, wrote and was executive producer for Entourage, and directed Sacha Baron Cohen as the title characters in the hugely successful (and often wildly irreverent) mockumentary films Bruno and Borat. The evening started with his screening episodes of Seinfeld (“The Baby Shower”) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (“Mister Softee”) and the unaired pilot of a Kanye West HBO series that never materialized. Afterward, he took questions from the audience, and reflected on some of the more revealing moments experienced while filming Bruno, about a gay Austrian who travels to the United States in the hope of starring in his own television show.
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