As Woody Allen’s Oscar-winning comedy reaches the end of its fourth decade, what are the lines that still cause the biggest laughs?
“I turned 40 and I guess I’m having a life crisis or something.” So states Woody Allen’s Alvy Singer in the opening monologue to his best film, Annie Hall.
Today Annie Hall itself turns 40, and it’s a good time to express just how influential this masterpiece was to New York, to fashion and film and the culture at large. It’s an important and insightful look at adult relationships, but before that it’s a comedy, and one that may only be matched by Monty Python and the Holy Grail in terms of the sheer volume of quality jokes.
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“I turned 40 and I guess I’m having a life crisis or something.” So states Woody Allen’s Alvy Singer in the opening monologue to his best film, Annie Hall.
Today Annie Hall itself turns 40, and it’s a good time to express just how influential this masterpiece was to New York, to fashion and film and the culture at large. It’s an important and insightful look at adult relationships, but before that it’s a comedy, and one that may only be matched by Monty Python and the Holy Grail in terms of the sheer volume of quality jokes.
Continue reading...
- 4/20/2017
- by Jordan Hoffman
- The Guardian - Film News
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