Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy, Infidelity, Gay/Lesbian, Love Triangle, Suspense, Marriage, School / Campus, Urban
Plot: MANHATTAN 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.
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Woody Allen
Match Point, Everyone Says I Love You, Bullets Over Broadway |
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| Diane Keaton
The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, The Godfather: Part III |
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 | Meryl Streep
Adaptation., The Deer Hunter, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
 | Karen Allen
Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Perfect Storm, Animal House |
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