Flushing Out The Best Toilet Scenes
The Brits are known for their love of loo humor, so it’s no surprise that a list of the greatest toilet moments in cinema was published in a British newspaper, The Telegraph. The writer Anne Billson points out that in the new movie “Maps to the Stars,” Julianne Moore “issues instructions to her flustered assistant (Mia Wasikowska) while sitting, constipated, on the lavatory. Complete with flatulent sound effects. No wonder she won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival.” I’m pleased that Billson ends her survey with my all-time favorite example of loo-nacy, from Bunuel’s “Phantom of Liberty.” The scene in which the well-dressed bourgeoisie sit around on toilets at the dinner table, chatting happily to one another about excrement. Absolutely stinko!
