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10 June 1975 (USA) moreTagline:
The Comedy Sensation of the Year!Plot:
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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The last of Woody's uneven (but still hilarious) comedies more (78 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Woody Allen | ... | Boris Grushenko |
 | Diane Keaton | ... | Sonja |
 | Georges Adet | ... | Old Nehamkin |
| Frank Adu | ... | Drill sergeant |
| Edmond Ardisson | ... | Priest (as Edward Ardisson) |
 | Féodor Atkine | ... | Mikhail Grushenko (as Feodor Atkine) |
| Albert Augier | ... | Waiter |
| Yves Barsacq | ... | Rimsky (as Yves Barsaco) |
| Lloyd Battista | ... | Don Francisco |
| Jack Berard | ... | Gen. Lecoq |
| Eva Betrand | ... | Woman hygiene class |
| George Birt | ... | Doctor |
| Yves Brainville | ... | Andre |
 | Gérard Buhr | ... | Servant (as Gerard Buhr) |
| Brian Coburn | ... | Dimitri |
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85 minLanguage:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | Brazil:12 | USA:PG (certificate #24301) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:16 | Sweden:11 | UK:PGFun Stuff
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When Woody Allen leaves for the army, he is shown carrying preserved butterflies and a butterfly net as homage to Russian-born author Vladimir Nabokov. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The young Boris has blue eyes, but the adult Boris has brown eyes. moreSoundtrack:
Love for 3 Oranges moreFAQ
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"Love and Death" is one of my favourite Woody Allen films, right up there with "Manhattan," "Crimes and Misdemeanors" and "Deconstructing Harry." Sure, the jokes are scattershot and don't always work, but when they do the film is a gut-buster. ("A tremendous amount of wheat!") Parodying everything from Russian literature to foreign films (especially those of his beloved Ingmar Bergman), it's also one of Allen's most overtly philosophical films with characters breaking into syllogisms and formal arguments at the most unlikely moments. Students of philosophy should get a kick out of it.
That said, it is accessible to just about anybody. Almost nobody does fish-out-of-water comedy as well as Woody Allen (see also "Bananas" and "Sleeper"), and Diane Keaton shines as usual as the promiscuous object of his desire. And look for Jessica Harper in a small role as the cousin who rattles off a convoluted list of romantic entanglements worthy of Chekhov.
This was the last step of Allen's formative period. After this, his films would get a lot more focused.