A neurotic New York comedian falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
A romantic comedy on the surface this is rather a complicated analysis of 70s new York (intellectual) culture that uses a variety of alienation effects and has a distinct autobiographical feeling to it.
Halliwell****: "Semi-serious collage of jokes and bits of technique, some of the former very funny and some of the latter very successful. For no very good reason it hit the box-office spot and turned its creator, of whom it is very typical, from a minority performer to a superstar."
Maltin****: "Woody's best film, an autobiographical love story with incisive Allenisms on romance, relationships, fame, N.Y.C. vs. L.A., and sundry other topics. Warm, witty, intelligent Oscar winner..."
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