Annie Hall
Academy Award × 4·AFI #35·National Film Registry
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New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
What critics thought
One of the most celebrated American comedies ever made, Annie Hall earns its reputation through a script that balances genuine wit with romantic melancholy and performances from Allen and Keaton that feel lived-in rather than performed. The few dissenting voices at the time found the cultural name-dropping exhausting and the structure self-indulgent, but decades of revisitation have only deepened the film's standing.
“most three-dimensional film to date”
Joseph McBride·Variety
“this wonderfully funny, unbearably sad film is a miracle of comic writing and inspired film-making”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“unfunny comedy, poor moviemaking, and embarrassing self-revelation”
John Simon·New York
“Annie Hall is the greatest comic film of the twentieth century [...] because it acknowledges the irrepressible nihilism that lurks at the center of all comedy.”
Claire Dederer·The Paris Review
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Cast & Crew
DirectorWoody Allen
StarringDiane Keaton, Woody Allen, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon
Annie Hall
Academy Award × 4·AFI #35·National Film Registry
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
What critics thought
One of the most celebrated American comedies ever made, Annie Hall earns its reputation through a script that balances genuine wit with romantic melancholy and performances from Allen and Keaton that feel lived-in rather than performed. The few dissenting voices at the time found the cultural name-dropping exhausting and the structure self-indulgent, but decades of revisitation have only deepened the film's standing.
“most three-dimensional film to date”
Joseph McBride·Variety
“this wonderfully funny, unbearably sad film is a miracle of comic writing and inspired film-making”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“unfunny comedy, poor moviemaking, and embarrassing self-revelation”
John Simon·New York
“Annie Hall is the greatest comic film of the twentieth century [...] because it acknowledges the irrepressible nihilism that lurks at the center of all comedy.”
Claire Dederer·The Paris Review
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Cast & Crew
DirectorWoody Allen
StarringDiane Keaton, Woody Allen, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon
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