Manhattan
"A masterpiece! [The] perfect blending of style and substance, humor and humanity." -Time Magazine
Nominated for two Academy Awards in 1979, and considered "one of Allen's most enduring accomplishments" (Boxoffice), Manhattan is a wry, touching and finely rendered portrait of modern relationships against the backdrop of urban alienation. Sumptuously photographed in black and white (Allen's first film in that format), and accompanies by a magnificent Gershwin score, Woody Allen's aesthetic triumph is a "prismatic portrait of a time and a place that may be studied decades hence" (Time Magazine). 42-year-old Manhattan native Isaac Davis (Allen) has a job he hates, a seventeen-year-old girlfriend, Tracy (Mariel Hemingway), he doesn't love, and a lesbian ex-wife, Jill (Meryl Streep), who's writing a tell-all book about their marriage...and whom he'd like to strangle. But when he meets his best friend's sexy intellectual mistress, Mary (Diane Keaton), Isaac falls head over heels in lust! Leaving Tracy, bedding Mary, and quitting his job are just the beginning of Isaac's quest for romance and fulfillment in a city where sex is as intimate as a handshake -- and the gateway to true love...is a revolving door.
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BEAUTIFUL - Metricmiler
One of Allen's best, Manhattan is a touching and portrait of modern relationships. Beautifully photographed in black and white, and accompanied by a Gershwin score. This a portrait of a time and a place that may be studied decades to come. Isaac Davis has a job he hates, a young girlfriend, Tracy, he doesn't love, and a lesbian ex-wife, Jill, who's writing a tell-all about their marriage...and whom he'd like to strangle. But then he meets another girl and it all begins.... You will have to see it to find out.Wonderful Woody - Crumit
From the opening strains of Rhapsody in Blue to the close-up in homage to Chaplin's City Lights at the end, this film is a gem. The story is a beautiful, witty horror story of love gone wrong in all sorts of ways, of betrayals large and small, and of best intentions going comically awry. Diane Keaton is wonderful as Mary, the neurotic homewrecker, and Muriel Hemingway is unforgettable as the high school girl Woody Allen dumps.Le meilleur de Woody! - Jaylefou
Mon Woody Allen préféré. Quelle idée formidable d’avoir tourner en Noir & blanc. Ça donne un charme infini à la ville de Manhattan. Pour une fois, il nous offre une version un peu différente de sa ville fétiche, et c’est bien.
Beaucoup plus poétique et romantique que ses autres œuvres, Woody demeure néanmoins toujours aussi névrosé, mais qui n’apprécie pas le rôle coloré qu’il se donne? Mariel Hemmigway nous offre une brillante performance (qui n’avait que 18 ans à l’époque). Diane Keaton y est toujours aussi fabuleuse, quoi que je l’ai moins apprécié que dans Annie Hall.
Encore une fois, une vision ironique des intellos frustrés de New York, raconté avec beaucoup de facilité, puisque c’est la spécialité de Allen.
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BEAUTIFUL - Metricmiler
One of Allen's best, Manhattan is a touching and portrait of modern relationships. Beautifully photographed in black and white, and accompanied by a Gershwin score. This a portrait of a time and a place that may be studied decades to come. Isaac Davis has ...Wonderful Woody - Crumit
From the opening strains of Rhapsody in Blue to the close-up in homage to Chaplin's City Lights at the end, this film is a gem. The story is a beautiful, witty horror story of love gone wrong in all sorts of ways, of betrayals large and small, and of best ...Le meilleur de Woody! - Jaylefou
Mon Woody Allen préféré. Quelle idée formidable d’avoir tourner en Noir & blanc. Ça donne un charme infini à la ville de Manhattan. Pour une fois, il nous offre une version un peu différente de sa ville fétiche, et c’est bien.
Beaucoup plus poétique ...