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Manhattan

  • 19791979
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  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Manhattan (1979)
Trailer for Woody Allen's "Manhattan"
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ComedyDramaRomance
The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
IMDb RATING
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142K
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    • Woody Allen
    • Woody Allen
    • Marshall Brickman
  • Stars
    • Woody Allen
    • Diane Keaton
    • Mariel Hemingway
    • Woody Allen
    • Woody Allen
    • Marshall Brickman
  • Stars
    • Woody Allen
    • Diane Keaton
    • Mariel Hemingway
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 287User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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    Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Manhattan (1979)
    Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Manhattan (1979)
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    Woody Allen
    Woody Allen
    • Isaac
    Diane Keaton
    Diane Keaton
    • Mary
    Mariel Hemingway
    Mariel Hemingway
    • Tracy
    Michael Murphy
    Michael Murphy
    • Yale
    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Jill
    Anne Byrne Hoffman
    Anne Byrne Hoffman
    • Emily
    • (as Anne Byrne)
    Karen Ludwig
    Karen Ludwig
    • Connie
    Michael O'Donoghue
    Michael O'Donoghue
    • Dennis
    Victor Truro
    • Party Guest
    Tisa Farrow
    Tisa Farrow
    • Party Guest
    Helen Hanft
    Helen Hanft
    • Party Guest
    Bella Abzug
    Bella Abzug
    • Guest of Honor
    Gary Weis
    • Television Director
    Kenny Vance
    • Television Producer
    Charles Levin
    Charles Levin
    • Television Actor #1
    Karen Allen
    Karen Allen
    • Television Actor #2
    David Rasche
    David Rasche
    • Television Actor #3
    Damion Scheller
    • Isaac's Son
      • Woody Allen
      • Woody Allen
      • Marshall Brickman
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      There is allegedly a clause in the studio's contract for the film that mandates that the movie must always be shown in letterbox format in any home video release and/or TV/cable broadcast.
    • Goofs
      In the first scene at Elaine's, as Isaac is beginning to say something, two people (presumably customers of the restaurant, as it was running while they were shooting) walk in front of the camera. Isaac laughs, and quickly recovers with an impromptu remark about how his girlfriend has to go and do homework.
    • Quotes

      Isaac Davis: All the times I come over here, I can't understand how you can prefer her to me.

      Jill: You can't understand that?

      Isaac Davis: No. It's a mystery to me.

      Jill: Well, you knew my history when you married me.

      Isaac Davis: I know. My analyst warned me, but you were so beautiful that I got another analyst.

    • Crazy credits
      One of the very few Woody Allen films to not have traditional opening credits, save the production company bumper (United Artists), and the film title MANHATTAN is seen as a long vertical flashing bright neon sign, located on the side of a New York City building, and is seen for under seven seconds just before Woody Allen narrates his first line.
    • Connections
      Edited into Intimate Portrait: Diane Keaton (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Rhapsody in Blue
      (1924)

      Music by George Gershwin

      Performed by New York Philharmonic (as The New York Philharmonic)

      Conducted by Zubin Mehta

      Piano soloist: Paul Jacobs

      Music director: Zubin Mehta

    User reviews287

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    8/10
    City Of Love
    Some might call this film "navel gazing", but when the gazing pertains to an entire generation, it feels relevant.

    Woody Allen's tribute to his city is a delight to watch, accompanied by the Gershwin melodies that are iconically American. When he gets into the story of the film, his character, Isaac, is similar to other characters he has played, but Allen focuses on questions about relationships that resonate with others.

    Isaac is surrounded by other relationships-and piece of relationships-in disarray. Marriage and divorce try to arrange feelings neatly, to institutionalize them, but reality is not so orderly. In this film, no one asks how someone can have feelings for more than one person at a time, because this is a film about reality, not about cinematic conventions or fairy tale conceptions of romance.

    Isaac is dating a much younger woman named Tracy (Mariel Hemingway) who makes him feel safe because he knows it can never, really, go anywhere. He keeps her at arm's length, emotionally, and never allows himself to think of commitment. He eventually second guesses this strategy, because he always wants what he cannot have-which is more than he currently has.

    The ending is perfect, whether you read it as noncommittal or as a statement by Tracy. Her lack of experience means that we can never really know if her love is significant or merely of the moment. In a way, that makes her perfect for Isaac who, despite all his experience, is similarly inscrutable.

    This story feels right being set in the city. And the sophisticated conversations about art and philosophy that one expects in an urban setting perfectly ensconce the dialogue about relationships. When Mary (Diane Keaton) gives her vapid opinions of art works, so couched in pseudo-intellectual artspeak, we perceive them the way we perceive their pseudo-psychological conversations about relationships. And it feels real.
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    FAQ7

    • Is "Manhattan" based on a book?
    • Why was "Manhattan" shot in black & white?
    • What did Isaac mean when he told Mary that they could "trade fours"?

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 1979 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - 1071 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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