Annie Hall
1977 Directed by Woody Allen
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A nervous romance.
The neurotic New Yorker Woody Allen tells one of the greatest romantic comedies to be set in the city of New York.
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I think this is just the perfect romantic comedy!
Brilliantly written, intelligent, just amazing!
Here and there Woody Allen's character, Alvy speaks directly to the camera and talks with strangers in the street about his personal doubts about his relationship with Annie and that created and interesting storytelling. Diane Keaton was perfect as Annie Hall.
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Alvy Singer is one of the most horrible, selfish, destructive, rude, scared, intolerant and broken characters ever put to screen.
He's also one of the most human.
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When people throw around phrases along the lines of Greatest X ever it of course captures my interest but at the same time quickly fills me with skepticism. So, sitting down to watch the highly anticipated Annie Hall knowing very well just how much praise it has received over the years I couldn't help but feel a little nervous about the whole thing. It took roughly five minutes for all of that to go away in an instant and what followed were an hour and a half of heartwarming wit and a striking sense of realism in what has to be easily the best romantic comedy I have ever seen.
Hyperbole out of the way, let's delve into just why…
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In my previous review of Annie Hall I argued that it was “one of the most intelligent, heart-warming and realistically raw romantic comedies of all time”. I now realise that this may have been something of an understatement. Annie Hall is, without a doubt, the greatest romantic comedy of all time. Indeed, one could well argue that this is the best comedy of all time, romantic or otherwise. In the debate over which of Woody Allen’s films is the best, one tends to find that either this or Manhattan comes out on top. Don’t let its popularity dissuade you though. This truly is a cinematic masterpiece.
Annie Hall’s genius lies in its realism. The on-screen chemistry between Allen’s Alvy…
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Woody Allen’s take on the troubled love lives of neurotic New York intellectuals and the importance of making a little effort once in a while beat out Star Wars for Best Picture in its year of release. Watching it over 30 years later, its ground-breaking use of technique (subtitles, split screens, Allen’s frequent breaking of the fourth wall) must have seemed every bit as new as Lucas’s lightsabers and TIE fighters. The film that set the benchmark for the rest of Allen’s illustrious and devoted career.
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Wow, how have I not seen this before? Officially up there with my two other favourite comedies: Anchorman and Some Like it Hot, amazing stuff. i thought there may be a chance I won't like it. What an idiot I am.
And I can't believe how under-quoted Annie Hall is:
'What's with all these awards? They're always giving out awards. Best Fascist Dictator: Adolf Hitler.'
'My grammy never gave gifts. She was too busy getting raped by Cossacks.'
'A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.'
Pam: 'Sex with you is really a Kafka-esque experience.'
Alvy…
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As humorous as it is depressing, Woody Allen broke new ground with his seventh film in too many ways to count. Of course, most notably, is Allen's character Alvy Singer breaking the fourth wall numerous times to provide commentary and question the audience, but apart from being an in-and-out-of-love story between an awkward comedian and a charming singer, it is also a love story between a man and his city and a woman and her city. It's Allen at his best.
Diane Keaton is adorable, too.
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Genuine, heartfelt, inventive and original. Woody Allen has successfully captured all of the little idiosyncrasies that we as human beings go through in any of our significant relationships. The brutal honesty that we wish we could say, the underlying meanings, the constant second-guessing and wavering nature of people, is all put on display here, and quite successfully so. The dialogue is exact and never feels out of place, while each scene so specifically moves the story along, and never seems to drag on. A great film, that captures the manic nature of people trying to figure out that crazy thing called love.
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I think this is just the perfect romantic comedy!
Brilliantly written, intelligent, just amazing!
Here and there Woody Allen's character, Alvy speaks directly to the camera and talks with strangers in the street about his personal doubts about his relationship with Annie and that created and interesting storytelling. Diane Keaton was perfect as Annie Hall.
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"Diane Keaton & Woody Allen give their best performances of their career in simply, one of the greatest romantic comedies of all-time. Terrific humor, excellent writing & a really good story.Woody Allen's Annie Hall is a brilliant art of cinema. Enough said."
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The subtleties and neuroses that come into play in relationships are so perfectly exposed in this movie. There are particular scenes that stay with you long after watching them despite their unassuming delivery. A romantic comedy that is romantic and funny. What a concept.
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As neurotic and confused as they were, their relationship pretty much summed up most 'normal' relationships. I'd put this film on my 'Need to Watch Before You Die' list!
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TLDR: watch this with a friend to learn about how to be better friends, show this to a lover you want to leave to help them understand where you're coming from, show this to a person you hope to be a lover to help them understand where you're coming from.
This is the kind of movie you cannot judge based on whether or not it "accomplished" something; that is to say, this film shines as an exploration of theme and tone moreso than a Joeseph Campbell-style hero's journey. This film is an absurdly, almost frustratingly successful exploration of themes and tone that I don't think its possible to dislike this film without either misunderstanding it or expecting things of it…
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Infaltable en mi océano depresivo para cuando se termina algo.
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So pissed I hadn't seen this sooner. Diane Keaton is really something. Also we need to talk about young Christopher Walken in this movie.