Manhattan

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Summary: An American Masterwork
Review: The opening scene of this film is one of the greatest pieces of cinematography ever put forth. They don't make em' like this anymore....

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Summary: One of my favorite movies of all time
Review: This is by far Woody Allen's best film in his brilliant carreer. The black and white photography is absolutley stunning, the script is as sharp as anything he's written, and all the performances are top notch. The end of the movie, with Woody running through the streets of his city to tell the (very young) woman he loves how he feels about her is stunning- funny, romantic, and ultimatley very, very sad.
A cinematic masterpiece.

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Summary: A timeless christmas gift for New York!
Review: Woody Allen made a pictoric statement ; an artistic gift of countless carats ; an etarnal portrait for the next generations who will watch this picture with the same devotion we have in front a masterpiece in the Metropolitan , Louvre or any other prestigious museum in the world.
The story turns as a leit motive in many films of this clever film maker , about the disturbing relationship between two lovers , the loneliness , the no sense living who seems work out for many people in a city as NY that owns the sublime virtue of being capable of renovating to itself from time to time . This is the clue why we love so much this unique city .
The opening shots shows Allen who is left by his wife (Meryl Streep) for another woman ; this bitter sight is linked with the fact Woody falls in love with a teenager that it might be well his own daughter (Mariel Hemingway) ; notice this relationship is built for the Pygmalion effect. She admires him and eventually falls in love with him when she compares his rich gaze about the world with the routiny of her friends ; flat and deepless.
In the middle of this emotional chaos the rendezvous to NYC emerges from time to time with unforgettable images . Gordon Willis stole the show with this arresting landscapes. He caught the mythical essence of this caleidoscopic city: irreverent , creative , seductive , challenging but fascinating . However Allen knew show the viewer the underestimated wonderful treasures that by one or several reasons some proportion of the people who lives there it doesn't seem to realize . Once more the sight of an artist is to make open the eyes and alterate the usual perspectives of the reality , creating a new one.
And Allen made it . Bravo!