Manhattan (1979 film) | woody allen manhattan
Manhattanisa1979AmericanromanticcomedyfilmdirectedbyWoodyAllenandproducedbyCharlesH.Joffe.ThescreenplaywaswrittenbyAllenandMarshallBrickman.Allenco-starsasatwice-divorced42-year-oldcomedywriterwhodatesa17-year-oldgirl(MarielHemingway)butfallsinlovewithhisbestfriend(MichaelMurphy)smistress(DianeKeaton).MerylStreepandAnneByrnealsostar.Manhattanwasfilmedinblack-and-whiteand2.35:1widescreen.ItfeaturesmusicbyGeorgeGershwin,includingRhapsodyinBlue,whichinspiredthefilm.Allendescribedthefilmasacombi...
Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe. The screenplay was written by Allen and Marshall Brickman. Allen co-stars as a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer who dates a 17-year-old girl (Mariel Hemingway) but falls in love with his best friend (Michael Murphy)s mistress (Diane Keaton). Meryl Streep and Anne Byrne also star.
Manhattan was filmed in black-and-white and 2.35:1 widescreen. It features music by George Gershwin, including Rhapsody in Blue, which inspired the film. Allen described the film as a combination of Annie Hall and Interiors.[4]
The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Hemingway and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Allen and Brickman. Its North American box-office receipts of $39.9 million made it Allens second biggest box-office hit (adjusted for inflation). Often considered one of his b...