If you don’t appreciate the genius of Frank Tashlin or the genius of Jerry Lewis, the following statement might seem strange — Rock-A-Bye Baby is one of the surrealist-slapstick-satirical masterpieces of 50s American cinema . . . a very bizarre but very great work of art.
Gosh, I just so completely agree with this statement.
And the potency of Jerry Lewis …
That’s because you are a wise man!
The French love Lewis and they love American westerns, or at least they used to. Two good reasons to love the French. Catherine Deneuve, even at 70, is a third. All of this means that I am old but what the hell.
Old is good.