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Title: 'Annie Hall'
Release Year: 1977
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon.
Plot: Alvy Singer, a neurotic sometimes obsessive 40-year-old comedian, reminisces her relationship with his beloved Annie Hall after his different manias contribute to the rupture of the couple.
Review: I loved Diane Keaton in her supporting role in the 'Godtfather' so when I had to choose a Woody Allen comedy I had no doubts that critically acclaimed 'Annie Hall' would be the one. The film ultimately doesn't quite reach the high expectations I had, but the innovative story-telling methods of Allen and the chemistry between the two leads make of it an enjoyable cinematographic experience.
If there's something that describes Woody Allen that's the stuttering and complex trail of his strange thoughts. That said, Diane Keaton becomes in this movie the perfect companion for him, with her alternative risky looks and her sweet voice to configurate a sweetly insecure persona. But not only the two lead make of 'Annie Hall' an odd yet intelligent film. The main reason why it succeeded in 1977 (winning the Best Picture Academy Award over the big hit 'Star Wars') was its groundbreaking way of telling its story.
Deep down, the perfect couple; and they knew it. Why spoiling it?
Woody Allen used a unique form of expressing himself in an intelligent script capable of speaking of sexual themes and relationships stuff without being vulgar (something quite difficult nowadays). From staggered periods of time, to external observations of a past scene with the members that were in it, going through smart speeches narrated directly to the screen, talking straight to the audience; 'Annie Hall' used every skill and the book and originated some groundbreaking ones to tell an odd yet clever love story about two weird creatures and the way their mutual encounter in their lives has affected each other.
Speaking directly to the camera: Woody Allen made a film aware of the audience's presence
If there's something that describes Woody Allen that's the stuttering and complex trail of his strange thoughts. That said, Diane Keaton becomes in this movie the perfect companion for him, with her alternative risky looks and her sweet voice to configurate a sweetly insecure persona. But not only the two lead make of 'Annie Hall' an odd yet intelligent film. The main reason why it succeeded in 1977 (winning the Best Picture Academy Award over the big hit 'Star Wars') was its groundbreaking way of telling its story.
Deep down, the perfect couple; and they knew it. Why spoiling it?
Woody Allen used a unique form of expressing himself in an intelligent script capable of speaking of sexual themes and relationships stuff without being vulgar (something quite difficult nowadays). From staggered periods of time, to external observations of a past scene with the members that were in it, going through smart speeches narrated directly to the screen, talking straight to the audience; 'Annie Hall' used every skill and the book and originated some groundbreaking ones to tell an odd yet clever love story about two weird creatures and the way their mutual encounter in their lives has affected each other.
Speaking directly to the camera: Woody Allen made a film aware of the audience's presence
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