Woody Allen Interview: Best Films, Cultural Crisis, Annie Hall, and New York
For the first time in Russian, one of Woody Allen's most important interviews. Outside is London, 1987. In a conversation with British art historian Christopher Frayling, the director delves into key moments in his filmography and answers key questions about his work. Are his characters truly based on him? Why did he suddenly switch from lightweight comedies to European-style dramas? What's the secret to his productivity? What does the ending of Manhattan mean? How did Allen meet Diane Keaton, and what was Annie Hall about before he re-edited it? Does he consider his films optimistic? And how would he like to be remembered?
Translation and voiceover – Ernest Musin
Video provided by Maria Trefilova
Digital image restoration – t0P.Az
Contents:
00:00 Is that "Woody Allen" from his films really him?
03:12 Filming the Way Writers Write
06:28 The New York of His Childhood and the "Radio Age"
08:47 His First Film Experience – Fighting with Producers
14:05 "Take the Money and Run," Mom, and Groucho Marx
16:38 The Question of Genre and the Departure from the Traditions of Silent Comedy
21:45 Was Woody's Image Born in "Play It Again, Sam"?
23:48 How He Wanted to Make a Three-Hour Comedy with an Intermission
29:01 Everything You Wanted to Know About "Annie Hall" and Diane Keaton
39:15 "Interiors" and the Transition to Dramatic Film
44:25 "Manhattan": Social Criticism and a Different Type of Humor
47:14 What Does That Smile at the End Mean?
48:31 The Crisis of American Popular Culture
51:21 Why No One Understood "Star Memories"
55:00 "Zelig" – A World-Class Story?
56:55 "Broadway Danny Rose" and Nightclub Culture
1:00:07 "Reality Kills" – Allen on "The Purple Rose of Cairo"
1:02:45 Three Sides of Woody Allen in "Hannah and Her Sisters"
1:06:19 "You Think You're Deep, and So Does Everyone Around You"
1:07:25 Creative Legacy, Family, and Crickets in the Country
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