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starring: Hy Anzell, Colleen Dewhurst, Shelley Duvall, Russell Horton, Carol Kane
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301963916
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6301963911
Label: Baker & Taylor Video
Manufacturer: Baker & Taylor Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Baker & Taylor Video
Release Date: July 05, 2000
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 17933
Studio: Baker & Taylor Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 20, 1977
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Amazon.com essential video:
Annie Hall is one of the truest, most bittersweet romances on film. In it, Allen plays a thinly disguised version of himself: Alvy Singer, a successful--if neurotic--television comedian living in Manhattan. Annie (the wholesomely luminous Dianne Keaton) is a Midwestern transplant who dabbles in photography and sings in small clubs. When the two meet, the sparks are immediate--if repressed. Alone in her apartment for the first time, Alvy and Annie navigate a minefield of self-conscious 'is-this-person-someone-I'd-want-to-get-involved-with?' conversation. As they speak, subtitles flash their unspoken thoughts: the likes of 'I'm not smart enough for him' and 'I sound like a jerk.' Despite all their caution, they connect, and we're swept up in the flush of their new romance. Allen's antic sensibility shines here in a series of flashbacks to Alvy's childhood, growing up, quite literally, under a rumbling roller coaster. His boisterous Jewish family's dinner table shares a split screen with the WASP-y Hall's tight-lipped holiday table, one Alvy has joined for the first time. His position as outsider is uncontestable he looks down the table and sizes up Annie's 'Grammy Hall' as 'a classic Jew-hater.'
The relationship arcs, as does Annie's growing desire for independence. It quickly becomes clear that the two are on separate tracks, as what was once endearing becomes annoying. Annie Hall embraces Allen's central themes--his love affair with New York (and hatred of Los Angeles), how impossible relationships are, and his fear of death. But their balance is just right, the chemistry between Allen's worry-wart Alvy and Keaton's gangly, loopy Annie is one of the screen's best pairings. It couldn't be more engaging. --Susan Benson
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Beautifully constructed story of a genuine, pure and real relationship...
Hailed as Woody Allen's finest film, `Annie Hall' has some pretty weighty expectations to live up to, and what amazes me is that each and every time I watch it I am reminded of why Allen is loved to much among the cinemaphiles like myself. Now I admit to not having seen much Allen, and I admit that the first time I saw `Annie Hall' I shut it off about ten minutes in because I couldn't get into it. I was put off by Allen's style of storytelling. Then I saw some of Allen's more recent work, like ... Read More
Rating: - Annie Hall? Annie Hall! Very funny, smart, and entertaining.
I wish I'd never seen this movie, so that I could see it now for the first time. What a wonderful, funny, smart, entertaining film. So many clever gags, so much great smart New York dialog. Woody manages to weave together a story that jumps from coast to coast, from live action to animated, from serious to hilarious, and keeps it all flowing and fun. Truly one of the most enjoyable films ever.
Rating:  - The deranged New York critics should be hung for making this monstrosity a "classic".
There's one funny line in this whole crappy, annoying, incredibly overrated movie- just one. It's when Woody Allen visits the LA home of some stereotypical Hollywood types and we see a young Jeff Goldblum on the phone with his guru telling him "I forgot my mantra". I laughed at that. As for the rest, it's pretty much garbage. Woody Allen is so disgusting to even look at, never mind listen to, that the movie is almost impossible to endure. I know he's only a memory these days, but how did the world ... Read More
Rating:  - Annie Hall
This DVD arrived very quickly for standard mail and was in excellent condition. I would have appreciated some kind of bonus feature or two, but there was none. Then again, if the product is associated with Woody Allen, it seems very much his style. As for the movie itself, it's one of Allen's best, thanks to Diane Keaton. It's hard to believe the movie is now over 30 years old, but Keaton is as charming as ever. The 3 star rating is for the skimpy DVD. Keaton is a 5 star actor.
Rating:  - Oh, Oscar, how could you?
Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
I've never been a big Woody Allen fan, but all the critics scream about Annie Hall, which won the Best Picture Academy Award in 1977 (along with three others, including Best Director and Best Actress for Diane Keaton). So I figured I'd give it a shot and see if I've just been missing something all these years. I haven't. I can't for the life of me figure out why anyone thinks Woody Allen is funny, and this movie didn't help in the least. Worse, while I can ... Read More
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