Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by rico (A) on September 02, 2006 at 07:59:47

Perhaps the most explicit example of Woody's fixation with the older man/younger woman (girl) situation, this film can be viewed as a sort of dark side companion to the sunnier "Annie Hall". Woody and cinematographer Gordon Willis make excellent use of the black and white 2.35:1 widesceen (which explains why the Woodster refused to ever release a pan and scan video version). Woody plays himself, a 42 year old divorced father and TV comedy script writer involved with a year old high school student (Mariel Hemingway). Woody quits his creatively demeaning job and has to downsize his apartment and lifestyle as a result. Along the way he falls in love with writer Diane Keaton, who has recently broken up with Woody's best friend (Michaael Murphy). The usual arguments and on again off again relationships ensue. Though this is one of his most commercially successful endeavors, Woody to this day hates his own performance in the film