'Being There' - Garden Wisdom for the Ages
Peter Sellers in 'Being There' One of my favorite movies is "Being There," a 1979 film starring Peter Sellers. It was directed by Hal Ashby, adapted from a novella by Jerzy Kozinski. Sellers plays Chance, the gardener, who tends the grounds of an estate in Washington, DC. 'Being There' movie poster Chance has the mind of a child ( the role is a forerunner to Forrest Gump ) and knows only two things: gardening and TV . He is reclusive and illiterate and has lived and worked on this property his entire life. W hen his boss, the Old Man, dies at the beginning of the film he finds himself on the street and is soon inadvertently walking the halls of power and prestige. His encounters with highly placed people are very funny. They are charmed by his simplicity and honesty. They think 'Chauncy Gardiner' is a wise and profound man who uses metaphors ...