Hannah and Her Sisters

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B Y Some scenes are interesting some not as much. A portrait of upper class New Yorkers in theater and arts professions . Its a little lacking in story and a little unbalanced in the characters all being from similar backgrounds and a bit self centered and neurotic. Could have possibly benefited from a little Romeo and Juliet with an outsider courting one of the sisters. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/26/25 Full Review Alain E A very nice way to study human relationships, music and even religion. Allen has the advantage of an excellent cast and superb cinematography. Superb! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Tim M Woody Allen once again showing his aplomb for writing personable and relatable characters, Hannah and Her Sisters is a wryly engaging family dramedy. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/12/25 Full Review Jacob B The comedy/drama style Woody Allen pioneered with “Annie Hall” and “Manhattan” is finally balanced and perfected in this film. The best he ever did with his trademark style. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/29/25 Full Review Lanfranco C A comedy sometime funny, but with a too complicated plot. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Audience Member They don't make films like this that are true character studies anymore. If I have any criticisms of the script, it's that there's no backstory on the Michael Cain character, Elliot. Cain is a fine actor but we're left with no explanation as to how a guy with a Cockney accent became a NY financial expert, or how Hannah met and married him. Likewise there's the insufferable older mentor character from Europe with whom Lee [Barbara Hershey] is shacked up. The audience has to apply some suspension of disbelief on those two, just as we must with Woody's usual display of neuroses. The film is beautifully shot using NYC streets as backdrops and the classy NY apartments look genuine rather than sets so the camera work had to be awfully tight for those scenes which is a credit to the director and cinematographer. Hard to imagine that I actually saw this movie in "real time" at a theatre when it came out. It was a different world four decades ago as evidenced by the characters' frequent use of pay phones, etc. which have gone the way of the dinosaur. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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