The Story
Considered to be "Woody Allen's breakthrough movie" (Time), Annie Hall won* four Oscars«, including Best Picture, and established Allen as the premier auteur filmmaker. Thought by many critics to be Allen's magnum opus, Annie Hall confirmed that he had, "completed the journey from comic to humorist, from comedy writer to wit [and] from inventive moviemaker to creative artist" (Saturday Review). Alvy Singer (Allen) is one of Manhattan's most brilliant comedians, but when it comes to romance, his delivery needs a little work. Introduced by his best friend, Rob (Tony Roberts), Alvy falls in love with the ditzy but delightful nightclub singer, Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). When his own insecurities sabotage the affair, Annie is forced to leave Alvy for a new life and lover (Paul Simon)in Los Angeles. Knowing he may have lost Annie forever, Alvy's willing to go to any length seven driving L.A.'s freeways to recapture the only thing that ever mattered 'true love.
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Considered to be "Woody Allen's breakthrough movie" (Time), Annie Hall won* four Oscars«, including Best Picture, and established Allen as the premier auteur filmmaker. Thought by many critics to be Allen's magnum opus, Annie Hall confirmed that he had, "completed the journey from comic to humorist, from comedy writer to wit [and] from inventive moviemaker to creative artist" (Saturday Review). Alvy Singer (Allen) is one of Manhattan's most brilliant comedians, but when it comes to romance, his delivery needs a little work. Introduced by his best friend, Rob (Tony Roberts), Alvy falls in love with the ditzy but delightful nightclub singer, Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). When his own insecurities sabotage the affair, Annie is forced to leave Alvy for a new life and lover (Paul Simon)in Los Angeles. Knowing he may have lost Annie forever, Alvy's willing to go to any length seven driving L.A.'s freeways to recapture the only thing that ever mattered 'true love.
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