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Manhattan

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Watched this Woody Allen film last night. Hadn't seen it in quite a while and thought it held up pretty well. Some funny lines/themes by Woody, although probably more amusing if you haven't seen him repeat them in his other 30 films. I was wondering why he shot the film entirely in black and white. What that intended to make it seem more artistic? Differentiate it from other Hollywood releases at that time?
It was a bit eerie to see Woody's character struggling with his relationship with his 17 year old girfriend. Looks like he has worked out these issues as of late :-/

Paul

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Re: Manhattan - rico 08:50:02 03/25/04 (1)
It was shot both in black and white and in widescreen to give it an emblematic touch and to make it sort iof the flip side of Annie Hall.
Woody prevented all visieo versions from pan and scan and even the VHS tape was letterboxed.
There are MANY reference in his films to the older man/younger wonan
situation (e.g., "Husbands and Wives", "Mighty Aphrodite", the one with Juliette lewis whose name escapes me, Tony Roberts' line in Annie hall about making it with 16 year old twins, etc.)
- Re: Even in Sir Bernard�s Pygamlion. nt - patrickU 10:23:58 03/25/04 (0)
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