Until recently, inflation was a thing of the past for young generations in the West, a concept as abstract as world war. In 1970s America, however, it was quite a different matter. Inflation was a reality so palpable and overwhelming that it found a way to serve as an element of plot in Hollywood films, even comedies. One of those was *The In-Laws*, a 1979 film directed by Arthur Hiller. The protagonist is Sheldon K…







