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DearBrigitteisoneofthefunniestcomediesfromthe1960s,aboutatone-deaf,color-blindboygeniuswithoneinterestBrigitteBardot.JamesStewartplaysprofessorRobertLeaf,atypicalcollegeprofessor(whenspeakingofcollegeprofessorstypicalmeansliberal,butthiswas40yearsagoandlabelschange).Leafteachespoetry,livesinahouseboatinSanFrancisco,vocallyopposesnuclearpowerandprogressingeneral.Hehasanoriginalwaytomakethefamilysticktogether-familyconcerts.Hisdaughtercallshimsquare.Leaf's8-yearoldsonErasmusisplayedbyBillyMumy(SammytheWayOutSeal,LostInSpace,BlessTheBeastsChildren,ThreeWishes).Leafhopestofindartisticgeniusofsomesortinhisonlyson,andnurtureshiminmusic,painting,literature,etc.ButLeafisdisappointed,toputitmildly,whenitturnsoutErasmushasagiftformath,canout-thinkthecollegesnewestcomputer,instantlycomputehorse-racewinners.Idon'twanttogiveawaytoomuchoftheplot,butErasmushadbeenwritingtoBardotregularly,andafterthefamilycomestodependonhisability,hislove-sicknesscausesamentalblock.GlynisJohns(Father'sDelicateCondition,TheCabinetofCaligari,MaryPoppins)playsLeaf'swife.EdWynn(RequiemForAHeavyweight,MaryPoppins)isaneighborcaptainnarrator.OthercastincludeFabian,CindyCarol,JohnWilliams,JesseWhite,JackKruschen,andJamesBrolininanearlybitpart.BrigitteBardotappearsattheend.