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Actors: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest, Max Von Sydow, Daniel Stern, Carrie Fisher
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Hannah and Her Sisters |
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HANNAH AND HER SISTERS is a movie written and directed by Woody Allen in 1996.
Michael Caine, Mia -Hannah- Farrow's husband, has fallen in love with his wife's sister Barbara Hershey but can't find the words to leave his loving wife. Barbara will wait for a year but will finally decide to break a relation leading nowhere. Michael will stay for his own good with Hannah.
Woody Allen, the hypocondriac ex-husband of Hannah, experiences a virulent mid-life crisis after having feared he had a terminal disease.
Dianne Wiest, Hannah's second sister, is desperately looking for a goal in life and, eventually, for the right man to be with. She will find peace and inspiration by writing plays whose main characters are inspired by the people she knows.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Hannah and Her Sisters |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
- rekindling lost love/marriage
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of comedy
- Woody Allen
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- producer/director
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- scientific labs
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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