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Annie Hall (1977)

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Reviews Counted:46

Fresh:45

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8.8/10

Consensus: Filled with poignant performances and devastating humor, Annie Hall represents a quantum leap for Woody Allen and remains an American classic.

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Often considered the crown jewel in a highly acclaimed and prolific film career, ANNIE HALL is Woody Allen's only film to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture. This recognition, however, is... Often considered the crown jewel in a highly acclaimed and prolific film career, ANNIE HALL is Woody Allen's only film to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture. This recognition, however, is not what makes the film significant. ANNIE HALL marks the beginning of the second phase of Allen's career as a filmmaker, abandoning the slapstick of SLEEPER and BANANAS for more thoughtful comedies (and eventually dramas) that explored human relationships and psychology. Allen's capacity as a creative filmmaker had also grown with the film, as he utilized creative subtitles, split screens, and animation, as well as evincing a sophisticated understanding of the potential of editing and camera movement for comic effect--consider the cutaway to Allen's character Alvy Singer, as seen through the eyes of "Grammy Hall" during the dinner sequence, or shortly afterward the slow pan to Alvy in the passenger seat of a car driven by Annie's unhinged brother Duane. The film is a brutally honest assessment of the prospects of a relationship between two very different people. Allen's Alvy is (like the filmmaker himself) an introverted, neurotic intellectual and a complete mismatch for Diane Keaton's vivacious, flaky Annie Hall. Although the romance is undoubtedly the center of the film, it affords Allen the opportunity to contrast his beloved New York culture with that of the Midwest, where Annie comes from, and Los Angeles, which tempts Annie with the possibility of fame and success as a singer. The city of New York itself plays an important part for the first time in an Allen film, with a great deal of location shooting that serves to highlight the city's character and atmosphere. Finally, the many comedic cameos peppered through the film--from Truman Capote to Paul Simon to media theorist Marshall McLuhan--pay tribute to the deserved reputation that Allen had gained for himself. [More]

Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Shelley Duvall, Christopher Walken

Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Shelley Duvall, Christopher Walken, Tony Roberts, Paul Simon, Carol Kane, Tracey Walter

Director: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen
Producer: Charles H. Joffe

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Reviews for Annie Hall

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Woody Allen's best work.

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02/19/08
Channel 4 Film
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Lovely performances, and more superb gags in one minute than most movies manage in 90.

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02/05/07
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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If you can forgive the fact that it's a ragbag of half-digested intellectual ideas dressed up with trendy intellectual references, you should have a good laugh.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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If the movie has a message, it's the same as most later Allen movies -- that love inevitably fades and only Louis Armstrong and the Marx Brothers abide.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
10/30/01
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

It's a slight story but what makes this film significant in Allen's long career is that it's really the first time he wrote adult characters.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/17/01
William Gallagher
William Gallagher
BBC
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Personal as the story he is telling may be, what separates this film from Allen's own past work and most other recent comedy is its general believability.

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02/20/09
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
04/07/08
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek

A touching and hilarious love story that is Allen's most three-dimensional film to date.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/19/08
Joseph McBride
Joseph McBride
Variety
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To represent the male view of romance and feelings through the role of Alvy Singer (played by Woody Allen), writer-director Allen updated the familiar stock character of thje "little man" who's at bay in a complex world--a grown up Charlie Brown.

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02/03/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Seminal, hilarious look at contemporary relationships.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
12/13/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Visually and structurally it's a mess, but many of the situations are genuinely clever, and there are plenty of memorable gags.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/13/06
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

Woody Allen at his smartest, wittiest, funniest and best.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
12/13/06
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

No review available.

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09/17/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

No review available.

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05/11/05
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Apollo Guide

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05/08/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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04/15/05
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Lifelong anhedonia may have robbed Allen of happiness, but at least it gave him some material.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
03/25/05
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

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10/28/04
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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09/10/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

I imagine it was probably more ground-breaking when it came out.

Full Review Source: LYTRules.com | comment 22 Comments
06/10/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
LYTRules.com
 
 
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Latest News for Annie Hall

October 28, 2008: Why Can't Oscar Laugh? Opens in new window
It's an old question, but one that bears repeating: Why are the Oscars a comedy-free zone? More...

August 14, 2008: Woody Allen Looks Back With EW Opens in new window
As he prepares to launch his latest feature, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen has taken a few minutes to revisit a dozen of his career highlights with Entertainment Weekly. More...

July 16, 2008: Charles H. Joffe: 1929-2008 Opens in new window
Producer Charles H. Joffe, instrumental in the career of Woody Allen, among others, has succumbed to lung cancer. He was 78. More...

April 02, 2008: Woody Allen Sues American Apparel
Surprised to see Annie Hall-themed ads from American Apparel last year? You weren't the only one. More...

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