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Annie Hall

Annie Hall

Woody Allen (1977)

89min
15 Certificate
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Review

Our Score
Although Woody Allen had still to acquire great technical strength as a film-maker, this was the movie where he found his own singular voice, a voice that echoes across events with a mixture of exuberance and introspection. Peppered with hilarious, snappy insights into the meaning of life, love, psychiatry, ambition, art and New York, this comic delight also gains considerably from the spirited playing of Diane Keaton as the kooky innocent from the Midwest, and Woody himself as the fumbling New York neurotic. The narrative runs parallel to the real-life relationship between the two leads (Keaton's real name was Hall and she was nicknamed Annie), and the film scooped four Oscars, including best film and screenplay (co-written with Marshall Brickman) for Allen, and best actress for Keaton.

Summary

A neurotic and self-obsessed New York Jewish comedian looks back on his affair with a scatterbrained singer, from their first encounter to the seemingly inevitable breakdown of communication, and tries to work out what went wrong. Oscar-winning romantic comedy, directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Diane Keaton, Shelley Duvall, Paul Simon, Christopher Walken and Carol Kane.

Cast & Crew

Alvy Singer Woody Allen
Annie Hall Diane Keaton
Rob Tony Roberts
Allison Carol Kane
Tony Lacey Paul Simon
Pam Shelley Duvall
Robin Janet Margolin
Mom Hall Colleen Dewhurst
Duane Hall Christopher Walken
Dad Hall Donald Symington
Grammy Hall Helen Ludlam
Alvy's dad Mordecai Lawner
Alvy's mom Joan Newman
Alvy aged nine Jonathan Munk
TBC Sigourney Weaver
Director Woody Allen
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Other Information

Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: BFIGuidance: Contains some swearing.Available on: video, DVD and Blu-rayReleased on: 19 Oct 2001
Comedy
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