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| Manhattan [1979] | ![Manhattan [1979]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MNPVQ891L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy, Meryl Streep
Studio: MGM Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1938
Format: Anamorphic, Black White, Dubbed, Pal, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), German (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 92 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050070002812
ASIN: B00004TT7A
Release Date: July 10, 2000
Theatrical Release Date: March 14, 1979
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Amazon.co.uk Review
IManhattan/I, Woody Allen's follow-up to Oscar-winning IAnnie Hall/I, is a film of many distinctions: its glorious all-Gershwin score, its breathtakingly elegant black-and-white, widescreen cinematography by Gordon Willis (best-known for shooting the IGodfather/I movies); its deeply shaded performances; its witty screenplay that marked a new level in Allen's artistic maturity; and its catalogue of Things that Make Life Worth Living. Allen's "Rhapsody in Gray" concerns, as his own character puts it, "people in Manhattan who are constantly creating these real, unnecessary, neurotic problems for themselves, because it keeps them from dealing with more insoluble, terrifying problems about the universe". It's a romantic comedy about infidelity and betrayal, the rules of love and friendship, young girls (a radiant and sweet Mariel Hemingway) and older men (Allen), innocence, and sophistication. (a favourite phrase is used to describe a piece of sculpture at the Guggenheim: "It has a marvellous kind of negative capability".) The film's themes can be summed up in two key lines: "I can't believe you met somebody you like better than me", and "It's very important to have some kind of personal integrity". OK, so they may not sound like such sparkling snatches of brilliant dialogue, but IManhattan/I puts those ideas across with such emotion that you feel an ache in your heart. --IJim Emerson/I
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 Light and lovable December 8, 2008
I love art that conjures up a definite sense of place, and this film distills a romantic slither of New York. Woody Allen shows characters doing what they do in a city, going to bookshops, galleries and museums. They have conversations on the sidewalk, they meet in bars and department stores.br /br /Their lives are chaotic and fractured, and they seem to have so many choices and no real work. They long for things they can't have while putting up with the downside of city life: the noise of neighbours and brown water. Meryl Streep, Mariel Hemingway and Diane Keaton are very all sexy in this film. Woody is witty and torn between these three beauties. Half of him is a believable character, the other half is a wry and engaging comedian.br /br /The main character of this film is Manhattan, and the backdrop is fascinating in almost every frame. You get a sense of how the grandeur of the landscape inspires and disappoints those living their lives there. I'd like to write this sort of film about London.
 Cinema at it's finest October 16, 2008
I was a little worried as i'm a blackandwhitefilmophobe but, this fim is marvelous.br /br /Compared to films like Serpico, Taxi Driver, The Warriors that show New York on the 1970's as a cess pit this shows 70's New York through Woody Allen's eyes and what a place it is.br /br /5 Stars all the way.br /
Magnificent film, good DVD May 2, 2008
There's a rumour that Woody Allen almost threw this film in the river instead of releasing it. If he had, what a terrible loss that would have been. I have never been to New York and quite frankly I don't want to because it would destroy the illusion of the magical, clean city that 'Manhattan' brings across. I've seen this film so many times that I know much of the dialogue off by heart, yet I still don't feel qualified to write a serious review of it. The DVD itself is as good as I expected it to be. I was almost afraid to press the Play button in case the film was cropped, but I breathed a sigh of relief when it came up bright, clear and wide. I wouldn't exactly call the picture crisp; it's slightly grainy but otherwise fine. I remember the film itself being grainy at the cinema so this is to be expected. All in all, it's Allen's best film and a great DVD.br /
A film that rewards with every viewing November 14, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
'Manhattan' is absolutely essential for any Allen collector's horde: a wry, intelligent and painfully realistic examination of personal confusion and, of course, human relationships that have become Allen's trademark. The film also showcases some of the best cinematography ever seen on film and a sweeping Gershwin score.br /br /Woody plays Isaac Davis, a neurotic wannabe novelist who hates his television job and lesbian ex-wife, finding solace in a sexually charged but ultimately immature liaison with a 17-year-old college student. He also hates his best friend's mistress, (Diane Keaton again at her best in an Allen film), but soon his resentment of her cerebral haughtiness turns to attraction. The joy, as ever, in Woody's films is the ability he has in writing the complexities of human interaction and drawing the drama out through the characters' foibles and wit. 'Manhattan' is more than the sum of its parts and I always enjoy seeing Allen's characters facing up to the choices they've made and not necessarily resolving their issues as you'd expect. This is beautiful, urgent and honest filmmaking and 'Manhattan', like most of Allen's films, is a special experience for that alone.br /br /This isn't a film with faults as such, though I prefer the likes of 'Annie Hall', 'Crimes and Misdemeanors' and 'Broadway Danny Rose' of Allen's canon. But there is no doubting the quiet power of 'Manhattan' that enriches the viewer's experience in different ways whenever you watch it.
 It's a good night in but not a truly great movie August 29, 2007
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Just cos Woody Allen made this and its in black and white people think this must be a classic-like the best film ever made-well it isnt! Its a good night in with your partner if the 2 of u still get along but it does not hold up to closer scrutiny-really. He is still cracking rather abstruse jokes all the time thinking we havent heard them all before-my opinion-hes a 2nd rate Groucho Marx who struggles to forget himself. But the films a good night in.
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