Boeing - Boeing

Synopsis

Bernard , a successful architect living in Paris, thought he could easily cope with his three air hostess fiancées. It was all a question of timetables and a reliable, long-suffering housekeeper who reluctantly has the role of romantic air-traffic controller. When old school chum Robert arrives, Bernard relishes the chance to show his wide-eyed friend his first-class operation at work. Unfortunately, schedules change, flights are delayed and a new turbo-charged Boeing aircraft is introduced: chaos ensues in this hysterical whirl of mayhem and matchmaking.

Our Review:

20 March 2013

This classic farce is set in a time when flying was glamorous and not a means to an end. Bernard (Ben Roddy) lives his life by the book, the book of airline timetables. With this and the help of his maid, Bertha (Anita Graham) he manages a complicated love life with three woman from different airlines, each believing them self to be his only fiancé. This arrangement has worked fine, until now. With the event of faster jets Bernard’s life is set to get more difficult in the future, but not just yet. Bernard extols the virtues of his way of life to a naive old school friend who has come to visit. Philip Stewart is Robert, the hapless school friend who is impressed with the lifestyle, until he gets caught in the middle when the timetable collapses.

The three air hostesses are almost caricatures of their countries, with accents that remain solid throughout (although why Bernard, Robert and Bertha have regional British accents is a little unclear.) [Kim Tidd...

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