Wednesday, January 7, 2009

A short post on the master of -ics

I just finished re-watching "Hannah and Her Sisters", one of Woody Allen's mid-period, dramatic films. Though I sometimes forget, whenever I revisit his work I find myself asking the same question: Neurotic, romantic, dramatic, comedic, tragic - Is there a better maven of the -ics? No other film-maker has so consistently given us such an enjoyable balance between these states of being. If you haven't watched them recently (or ever), please view the following movies for their dramatic excellence:

"Hannah and Her Sisters"
"Crimes and Misdemeanors"
"Manhattan"

...and these for their comedic timelessness:

"Annie Hall"
"Sleeper"
"Zelig"

(From "Hannah and Her Sisters")


(From "Sleeper")

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