Matt Shea
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David O'Connell
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Hannah and her sisters
June 17th 2007 23:48
Is it good? Like all Allen movies, it's one thing on the surface, and something else underneath... supposedly, it's based on the 1960 Italian neorealist movie, Rocco and his brothers, but I haven't seen that film.
To me, the film includes all the things I've grown to love from Allen films: long, static shots. Slow pans and dramatic camera movements. Soft, earthy lighting. Witty dialogue and terribly well-written characters. Neurosis. Complaints.
To others, I can see how this would be another tiresome entry in the series of funny-looking movies from the funny-looking guy in New York. After all, Allen plays his usual neurotic self, infertile and obsessed with sickness and death.
Michael Caine features in this film, with an incredible role of a weasely married man, looking to start an affair with his sister-in-law. He was famous for being a Cockney gangster, and he's relegated to lusting after his extended family...
Mia Farrow is in fine form, playing Hannah, and she's what you'd expect from a nice girl. Giving, considerate and thoughtful... it's exactly these characteristics that drive the people around her mad, desperately wanting her to show some weakness.
To be fair, I don't really think I know the first thing about women, yet, watching Hannah and her sisters, the female characters feel so realistically written that it's bewildering to see. Or, perhaps, it's exactly what a man would imagine a real woman to be written like. I can't tell, you see.
The film traces three plot arcs, and they're intertwined to draw your attention to different parts of the story. At first, it feels jumbled and hectic - presumably, just like the lives of these women - but settles into a peaceful conclusion, satisfying and filling.
I say: Not one of my favourites, but still an engaging film. The highlights of the movie are the characters, who feel so genuine that they seem to take up the entire screen.
See it for: A host of cameos: Carrie Fisher, Elaine from Seinfeld, Lewis Black in there somewhere...
* this image is from this page on Barbara Hershey
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Comment by Damo
Zelig was bettter and funnier.
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Not as good but very original at the time.
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Hannah and her Sisters is a good Woody Allen, some great laughs and brilliant performances...
Listen to Damo,
Zelig and Purple Rose are both worth questing out.
I will throw Stardust Memories into the mix as a recommendation.
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actually, a better question would be: what are the worst Allen movies?