The Talk of the Town (1942)
Directed by George Stevens
Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.
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It starts with an amuse bouche of sorts, a “The Talk of the Town” proxy, featuring Anderson regular Owen Wilson riding his bicycle through some of the seedier neighborhoods and writing about them vividly.
But first, there is the Jacques-Tati-style opening sequence, clearly a riff on The New Yorker staple, "The Talk of the Town," with Herbsaint Sazerac (Owen Wilson, jaunty in a black beret and turtleneck) bicycling through Ennui-sur-Blasé, showing us the sights (and speaking directly to the camera, causing some unfortunate collisions).