(Woody Allen, US 1977, 93 min.)

New 35mm Print! Coming between the jokey parody of Love and Death and the dour, Bergmaneqsue Interiors, this four-time Oscar-winner (including Best Picture) strikes the perfect balance between flat-out comedy and genuine pathos. It may also be Allen’s finest film. He stars as a neurotic Jewish comedian who obsesses over what went wrong in his relationship with a kooky shiksa (Diane Keaton, Allen’s real-life ex). The autobiographical elements have been widely noted but, according to Allen, greatly exaggerated.

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