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From: welsch@ihu1e.UUCP (l.a. welsch)
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Subject: Hannah and her Sisters
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Date: Mon, 3-Mar-86 19:20:47 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  3 19:20:47 1986
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I saw Woody Allen's "Hannah and her Sisters" over the weekend.  The film is
about the human condition.  Hannah is a moderately successful actress
married to a moderately successful financial consultant who live in New York
City.  Her sisters both have problems and are struggling to succeed in the
world.  Hannah's mother is an alcoholic and her father is a has been actor
who never quite made it.  There is nothing outstanding about the characters.
They all love each other and care for each other.

But it is Woody Allen's talent to take their condition and portray it in
such a way that we can see the pain and joy of living for these rather
undistinguished upper middle class family.  There is an ironic, yet gentle
humor to their problems.  

Critically, the film is not Woody Allen's most creative (both "Zelig" and
"Purple Rose of Cairo" show more creativity) nor as filled with comedic
situations as some of Allen's other work ("Sleeper" or "Annie Hall"), but
the film may very well be his best effort as a director to date.  The reason
is Allen has managed to capture the essence of the characters.  "Hannah and
her Sisters" has set a tough standard for films this year.


4 stars on a 0 to 4 star scale.


						Lawrence A. Welsch
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