rmc@homxb.UUCP (R.CLAPMAN) (02/18/86)
Say Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters this weekend and ..... its simply marvelous !!! Its one of the best films I have seen in years. It would walk all over The Color Purple and Out of Africa for the Academy Awards (though they are a bad test for great films!). This film is far superior to anything Allen has done in the past. The acting is superb, though I'm not sure that Michael Caine was casted right for the part but it does not really matter for the script is right on target. I won't bring in any SPOILERS yet and wait till more have seen it. Then we can have a ball!!!!! The only thing I really missed though is the wonderfull cinematography of Gordon Willis. Carlo Di Palma takes a back seat to Gordon's work. I wonder why he decided to change.
dday@gymble.UUCP (Dennis Doubleday) (02/19/86)
In article <1267@homxb.UUCP> rmc@homxb.UUCP writes: >The only thing I really missed though is the wonderfull cinematography >of Gordon Willis. Carlo Di Palma takes a back seat to Gordon's >work. I wonder why he decided to change. I read that Willis had a prior commitment and Woody couldn't wait for him. I agree with you that it is a wonderful film. Barring a miraculous improvement in quality of Hollywood product in 1986, I can't see any picture this year being better. -- UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!dday Dennis Doubleday CSNet: dday@umcp-cs University of Maryland ARPA: dday@gymble.umd.edu College Park, MD 20742 Fan of: Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, OU Sooners (301) 454-6154
arnold@hplabsb.UUCP (Teresa Arnold) (02/21/86)
Can anyone tell me the full name of the piece by Bach referred to in Hannah and Her Sisters? (It was in the scene "Dusty just bought this great house.") Please reply by electronic mail to this account. Teresa
welsch@ihu1e.UUCP (l.a. welsch) (03/04/86)
I saw Woody Allen's "Hannah and her Sisters" over the weekend. The film is
about the human condition. Hannah is a moderately successful actress
married to a moderately successful financial consultant who live in New York
City. Her sisters both have problems and are struggling to succeed in the
world. Hannah's mother is an alcoholic and her father is a has been actor
who never quite made it. There is nothing outstanding about the characters.
They all love each other and care for each other.
But it is Woody Allen's talent to take their condition and portray it in
such a way that we can see the pain and joy of living for these rather
undistinguished upper middle class family. There is an ironic, yet gentle
humor to their problems.
Critically, the film is not Woody Allen's most creative (both "Zelig" and
"Purple Rose of Cairo" show more creativity) nor as filled with comedic
situations as some of Allen's other work ("Sleeper" or "Annie Hall"), but
the film may very well be his best effort as a director to date. The reason
is Allen has managed to capture the essence of the characters. "Hannah and
her Sisters" has set a tough standard for films this year.
4 stars on a 0 to 4 star scale.
Lawrence A. Welsch
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