Manhattan

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For Andrew Sarris, Manhattan is "the only truly great American film of the 70s." High praise indeed, but surrender swiftly to Gordon Willis's shimmering monochrome camerawork of the Big Apple, listen to the exquisite Gershwin score, laugh at some of Allen's sharpest, most poignant dialogue, and its very hard to disagree. Arguably Allen's masterpiece, its portrait of middle-class NY life remains unsurpassed.

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DVD Extras: Scene Access; Theatrical Trailer; Mulit-Language Soundtrack; Subtitles in 12 Languages; Subtitles for Hearing Impaired

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Review by Chris Jones on 5th April 2005

MANHATTAN is "THE ONLY TRULY GREAT AMERICAN FILM OF THE 70s"
...according to influential American film critic Andrew Sarris. Granted, this is high praise indeed! But once you surrender swiftly to Woody Allen's most achingly romantic, poignant film, listen to the lush and beautiful George Gershwin music score, marvel at Gordon Willis' shimmering monochrome photography of the Big Apple at its most seductive, and I guarantee you will find it very hard to disagree with Sarris' famous comment.

Add in to the mix Diane Keaton and Mariel Hemingway at their (respectively) funniest and most youthfully heart-warming, some of the sharpest, most hilarious Allen dialogue on celluloid ("he had...the sexual prowess of a coiled jungle cat"!!), and, quite frankly film fans, you simply MUST have this wonderful film in your collection.

Finally, before I really do over-eulogise over Woody's masterpiece (a minority view but one I've held for 25 years) it is also worth noting that Allen's portrait of middle-class New York life remains unsurpassed. For those of you fortunate enough to have visited this great city, you will instantly recognise both the well known landmarks and, quite probably, even some of the lesser known but distinctly recognisable Manhattan nightclubs, cafes and other locations that give the Big Apple its lasting charm and character.

Watch this film and cherish it's swooning romanticism and sharp analysis of middle class intellectual life; you will be delighted and want to watch it every time you see or read anything about NYC again...

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