Film of the Day: 13
Manhattan (1979)
Today we look at Woody Allen's classic 'Manhattan' that truly glorifies New York along with the great Brooklyn Bridge which was opened to traffic today 127 years ago after 14 years of construction. This is easily one of Woody's best films and launched the career of Ernest Hemingway's granddaughter Mariel Hemingway.
Allen's idea to make this film came from his love of George Gershwin's music, whilst listening to Gershwin, he kept thinking of making a movie like Manhattan. He also wanted to make the film in black and white because, as Allen put it "That's how I remember it from when I was small. Maybe it's reminiscence from old photographs, films, books and all that. But that's how I remember New York. I always heard Gershwin music with it, too."
Manhattan is almost like one of the characters in his films and in this film especially it’s the character you look at and care for the most, it almost feels like you're there. The film was both a critical and commercial success upon its release in 1979 and was even #46 on American Film Institute's "100 Years... 100 Laughs".
Click here for the trailer
There is also a documentary dedicated to the Brooklyn Bridge appropriately named Brooklyn Bridge from 1981.
Allen's idea to make this film came from his love of George Gershwin's music, whilst listening to Gershwin, he kept thinking of making a movie like Manhattan. He also wanted to make the film in black and white because, as Allen put it "That's how I remember it from when I was small. Maybe it's reminiscence from old photographs, films, books and all that. But that's how I remember New York. I always heard Gershwin music with it, too."
Manhattan is almost like one of the characters in his films and in this film especially it’s the character you look at and care for the most, it almost feels like you're there. The film was both a critical and commercial success upon its release in 1979 and was even #46 on American Film Institute's "100 Years... 100 Laughs".
Click here for the trailer
There is also a documentary dedicated to the Brooklyn Bridge appropriately named Brooklyn Bridge from 1981.
Great actor Woody Allen... I always liked this neurotic 'motor mouth'. It's another of his classics and Woody Allen is New York and New York is Woody Allen. Plus almost all of his films were on location in the New York area.
ReplyDeleteA great comedian in his own right!