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A neurotic New York TV writer is distraught when his wife leaves him for another woman, and to make matters worse, she writes a book about her failed marriage.

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ProducerCharles H. Joffe

EAN5050070002812

eBay Product ID (ePID)3940690

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleManhattan

ActorWoody Allen, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy, Meryl Streep, Karen Ludwig, Diane Keaton, Michael O'donoghue, Anne Byrne

DirectorWoody Allen

FormatDVD

Release Year2000

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesBlack & White, Widescreen, Original Theatrical Trailer, Closed Caption

Aspect Ratio2.35 Wide Screen

GenreGeneral, Comedy

Run Time92 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Production DesignerMel Bourne

ReviewsVariety - ...Woody Allen never seems to tire of topping himself....An irresistible yarn of personal relationships that draws skillfully on the best comic moments of ANNIE HALL and the raw emotions he portrayed in his last picture INTERIORS..., Sight and Sound - ...Luminous camerawork....The film is intricately patterned with street dolly shots, high angles and static medium shots...

Dubbing LanguagesGerman\French\Spanish\Italian

Hearing ImpairedEnglish\German

Additional InformationMANHATTAN is Woody Allen's glorious love letter to the city that he was born to make films about. Woody plays Isaac Davis, a twice-divorced TV writer having a relationship with 17-year old Tracy, a high school student played by Mariel Hemingway. Isaac's best friend, Yale (Michael Murphy), is having an affair with Mary (Diane Keaton), a woman whose every word about the arts infuriates Isaac. Meanwhile, Isaac's ex-wife Jill (Meryl Streep) is writing a book that will expose all of his idiosyncrasies and neuroses. But when Yale breaks it off with Mary, Isaac and Mary start an affair that alters the relationships of all the major characters. Gordon Willis's stunning black-and-white photography and the soaring music of George Gershwin help make Woody Allen's brilliant vision of the city he loves one of the best films of the last quarter of the 20th century. Allen delicately balances the line between comedy and satire, drama and pathos. MANHATTAN is a gorgeous, vibrant comedy that explores the changing state of relationships in the New York of the late 1970s, capturing that moment in time with charm, intelligence, and lots of laughs.

Movie/TV TitleManhattan

ComposerGeorge Gershwin

Sound sourceMono

ScreenwriterWoody Allen, Marshall Brickman

CinematographerGordon Willis

EditorSusan E. Morse