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Manhattan.


Manhattan (United Artists, 1979). Woody Allen Noun 1. Woody Allen - United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
Allen Stewart Konigsberg, Allen
 has fashioned an ode to his beloved metropolis in this dark romantic comedy, with gorgeous black and white photography by Gordon Willis Gordon Willis (born May 28, 1931 in Queens, New York, United States) is a highly respected Hollywood cinematographer best known for his work on the The Godfather series, and on Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan.  and an impeccable and heartbreaking score by Gershwin.

As usual, the love life of Allen's protagonist (Isaac Davis Isaac Davis (1745 - April 19 1775) was a militia officer in the American Revolution.

Davis led the first attack on the British Regular army during the American revolutionary war, and was the first to die in that battle.
) is a dysfunctional disaster, and his relationship with a teenager (Mariel Hemingway) seems darkly foreboding of Allen's personal misadventures.

Still, as in Annie Hall, the chemistry between Allen, Diane Keaton, and New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 is wondrous, and nobody makes love to a city better than this comic director. ***
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Title Annotation:McCormick's Quick Takes
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Article Type:Movie Review
Date:Oct 1, 2005
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