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Annie Hall
Directed by Woody Allen
Produced by Charles H. Joffe,
Jack Rollins
Written by Woody Allen,
Marshall Brickman
Starring Woody Allen
Diane Keaton
Tony Roberts
Christopher Walken
Carol Kane
Paul Simon
Cinematography Gordon Willis
Editing by Wendy Greene Bricmont
Ralph Rosenblum
Distributed by United Artists
Released April 20, 1977
Running time 93 minutes
Language English
Budget $4,000,000 (est.)
IMDb profile

Annie Hall is a 1977 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. Allen's working title for the film was Anhedonia, but this was considered unmarketable. Brickman's suggested alternative, It Had to Be Jew, was considered even less marketable, and ultimately Annie Hall was settled upon as the release title. Because of biographical similarities with the character Alvy and Woody Allen, (including Allen's previous relationship with co-star Diane Keaton (real name Diane Hall) who portrays the character Annie Hall) , Annie Hall has been widely assumed to be semi-autobiographical, but Allen has denied this. Download high resolution version (1080x1625, 292 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... Woody Allen. ... Steve Jack Rollins was a resident of Keyser, West Virginia and co-writer of Frosty the Snowman in 1950. ... Woody Allen. ... Marshall Brickman (born August 25, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an Academy Award winning screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Woody Allen. ... Woody Allen. ... Diane Keaton in 2003s Somethings Gotta Give. ... Tony Roberts (born October 22, 1939 in New York) is an film actor who is best know for his work in the films of Woody Allen. ... Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War (1981) Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken, is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor best known for playing menacing or psychologically damaged characters, but who has occasionally used that image for comedic effect. ... Carol Kane Carol Kane (born Carolyn Laurie Kane on June 18, 1952) is an American actress from Cleveland, Ohio. ... Publicity still for Youre the One, released in 2000 This article is about the musician; for other Paul Simons, see Paul Simon (disambiguation). ... Gordon Willis (born May 28, 1931 in Queens, New York) is a highly respected Hollywood cinematographer best known for his work on the The Godfather series and on some of Woody Allens most popular films. ... The current United Artists logo (also used during the 1980s). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... // Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... Woody Allen. ... Marshall Brickman (born August 25, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an Academy Award winning screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Woody Allen. ... In psychology, anhedonia is a patients inability to experience pleasure from normally pleasurable life events such as eating, exercise, and social/sexual interactions. ... Woody Allen. ... Diane Keaton in 2003s Somethings Gotta Give. ...

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Plot

The film is set in New York City and Los Angeles. Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ...


Allen plays Alvy Singer, a comedian obsessed with death, attempting to maintain a relationship with the ditzy title character (played by Diane Keaton), who loves life. The film chronicles their relationship over several years, intercut with various trips into each others' history (Annie is able to "see" Alvy's family when Alvy was only a child, and likewise Alvy experiences Annie's past sexual relationships). After several years, the two realize they are fundamentally different and split up. However, they are able to meet later on good terms and have no regrets about the relationship. Diane Keaton in 2003s Somethings Gotta Give. ...


Alvy Singer grew up in Brooklyn. His father operated a bumper cars concession. He claims the family home was located below a roller coaster on Coney Island. // Headline text For other uses, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Bumper car at a small town fair Bumper car is the generic name for a type of flat ride consisting of several small electric cars that draw their power from an overhead grid, which is turned off by the operator at the end of a session. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Image of Coney Island (middle left of picture) taken by NASA. The peninsula at right is Rockaway, Queens. ...


Film technique

The film makes use of various techniques such as split-screen imagery, double exposure, breaks in character to address the camera directly (breaking the "fourth wall"), subtitles expounding the characters' real thoughts (as contrasted with the dialogue) and elements of magic realism. For instance, Allen's character, standing in a cinema queue with Annie and listening to someone behind him expound on Marshall McLuhan's work, leaves the line to speak to the camera directly. The man comes to speak to the camera in his defense, and Allen resolves the dispute by pulling McLuhan himself from behind a counter to tell the man that his interpretation is wrong. In film and photography, double exposure is a technique in which a piece of film is exposed twice, to two different images. ... The fourth wall is the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ... Magic realism (or magical realism) is a literary genre in which magical elements appear in an otherwise realistic setting. ... Herbert Marshall McLuhan (July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar, professor of English literature, literary critic, and communications theorist, who is one of the founders of the study of media ecology and is today an honorary guru among technophiles. ...


Another scene is animated, featuring a cartoon Allen and the Witch from Snow White. Snow White in her coffin, Theodor Hosemann, 1867. ...


Awards

Academy Awards

Award Person
Best Actress in a Leading Role Diane Keaton
Best Director Woody Allen
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Woody Allen
Marshall Brickman
Best Picture Charles H. Joffe
Nominated:
Best Actor in a Leading Role Woody Allen


The American Film Institute places Annie Hall on the following lists of its 100 Years series: The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Diane Keaton in 2003s Somethings Gotta Give. ... The Academy Award for Directing is an accolade given to the person that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels was best director of the past year. ... Woody Allen. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... Woody Allen. ... Marshall Brickman (born August 25, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an Academy Award winning screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Woody Allen. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Woody Allen. ... The American Film Institute (AFI) is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act. ... The American Film Institute, celebrating the 100th anniversary of film, created several top 100 lists covering movies in American cinema. ...

The film is consistently in the top 100 on the Internet Movie Database's list of top 250 films, and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Zagat Survey Movie Guide (2002) ranks Annie Hall one of the top ten comedies of all time, one of the top ten movies of the 1970s and as Allen's best film as a director. In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted it the forty-second greatest comedy film of all time. Part of the AFI 100 Years. ... The 100 funniest American films. ... The 100 greatest American love stories. ... The AFI listed the 100 greatest American movie songs on June 22, 2004. ... Part of the AFI 100 Years. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), owned by Amazon. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ... Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdoms second best-selling film magazine, after the longer-established Empire from Emap. ...

A scene from Annie Hall
A scene from Annie Hall

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Influence

Annie Hall is a benchmark for modern romantic comedies, with a large influence over future films. In fashion, Keaton dressed in layers with a tie (by Ralph Lauren), which became a popular style. This movie was also Christopher Walken's first notable performance as Annie's strange and suicidally fixated brother. It brought the actor and his unusual qualities to the attention of the mainstream viewing public. Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... Cover Time magazine Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifschitz on October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer and business executive. ... Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War (1981) Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken, is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor best known for playing menacing or psychologically damaged characters, but who has occasionally used that image for comedic effect. ...


Cast and roles include

Woody Allen. ... Diane Keaton in 2003s Somethings Gotta Give. ... Tony Roberts (born October 22, 1939 in New York) is an film actor who is best know for his work in the films of Woody Allen. ... Carol Kane Carol Kane (born Carolyn Laurie Kane on June 18, 1952) is an American actress from Cleveland, Ohio. ... Publicity still for Youre the One, released in 2000 This article is about the musician; for other Paul Simons, see Paul Simon (disambiguation). ... Shelley Duvall in a publicity photo from the 1970s. ... Janet Margolin was born in New York City on July 25, 1943. ... Colleen Dewhurst (born June 3, 1924; died August 22, 1991) was a Canadian-born actress best known for playing Marilla Cuthbert in the various Anne of Green Gables productions from Sullivan Entertainment. ... Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War (1981) Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken, is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor best known for playing menacing or psychologically damaged characters, but who has occasionally used that image for comedic effect. ... Hy Anzell (b. ... Herbert Marshall McLuhan (July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar, professor of English literature, literary critic, and communications theorist, who is one of the founders of the study of media ecology and is today an honorary guru among technophiles. ...

Trivia

  • The scene where Alvy sneezes into the cocaine was purely accidental. They decided to keep it in the movie and when they tested it with audiences they burst out laughing. The filmmakers had to add more footage after the scene so the audience wouldn't laugh through important conversations afterwards.

Goldblum, in a scene with Kim Thomson from the 1989 film The Tall Guy. ... Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949 in New York City) is an American actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of Ripley in Alien (1979) and its sequels. ... Michael Keaton in Batman Returns (1992) Michael Keaton (b. ... Beverly DAngelo (born November 15, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American singer and actress. ...

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Annie Hall is a 1977 film directed by Woody Allen from a script by Allen and Marshall Brickman.
In one instance Allen's character, standing in line with Annie Hall and listening to someone behind him expound on Marshall McLuhan's work, leaves the line to speak to the camera directly.
Annie Hall is a benchmark for modern romantic comedies, with a large influence over future films.
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