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May 12, 2002 · That Annie Hall is the great love of his life is immediately clear, and the movie is a flashback from the opening monologue in which he sadly notes that a year earlier they were in love; the movie is his analysis of what went wrong, and his answer is, he found happiness, but couldn’t accept it.
- It broke the romcom rules (and the fourth wall) As with many film genres in the golden age of 1970s cinema, the romcom got a long overdue makeover. Annie Hall rejected its tried-and-tested feelgood fantasies for a spikier, more grounded take on romantic love.
- It initiated a more personal style of filmmaking. Woody Allen had long established his comic persona – a nebbish, neurotic, narcissistic, albeit very funny New Yorker – but here he meant more than ever to connect this to his own personal predilections.
- It inspired Woody Allen’s drive to write great female roles. Diane Keaton had co-starred in Allen’s two previous films, Sleeper and Love and Death, establishing herself as a deft comedian with a kooky sensibility and offbeat comic timing.
- It allowed Allen to experiment and find his cinematic voice. The overriding lesson of Annie Hall? Less is more. Anhedonia’s first cut was two hours, 20 minutes long and included novel but distracting asides.
Annie Hall "is as much a love song to New York City as it is to the character," [71] reflecting Allen's adoration of the island of Manhattan. It was a relationship he explored repeatedly, particularly in films like Manhattan (1979) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). [9]
Aug 10, 2017 · Annie Hall: The Greatest Rom-Com Ever? Woody Allen's Annie Hall is regarded as one of the best romantic comedies ever. We take a look back at a classic...
Annie Hall just turned 40, the same age as Alvy Singer—the comedian, played of course by Allen, who examines his life to determine what went wrong following the breakup with its eponymous...
Apr 20, 2017 · Although Annie Hall is now heralded as one of the most influential and inventive romantic comedies of all time, director and co-writer Woody Allen’s original mission was not to make a...
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Apr 20, 2022 · Annie Hall: A nervous romance. Released in April of 1977 — 45 years ago this week — Annie Hall was Woody Allen’s magnum opus. Allen’s eighth film as director, out of nearly fifty in total, Annie Hall is the story of a failed relationship, from the regretful perspective of the male in the relationship.
