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Actors: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Zelig |
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ZELIG is a movie written and directed by Woody Allen in 1983. The picture earned two nominations for the Academy Awards and a special prize at the Venice Film Festival.
ZELIG is a fake documentary about a man -Leonard Zelig- who was supposed to be famous in the late twenties. Saul Bellow, Bruno Bettelheim and Susan Sontag, amidst others, are invited to express an opinion about Zelig who had the strange ability to become the reflection of the people he was meeting. Called "The Changing Man" by the newspapers, he will be observed by the Psychiatrist Eudora Fletcher who'll use hypnotism in order to find the causes of Zelig's mental disorders. Both will finally fall in love as Leonard Zelig's condition becomes more stable.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Lover is...
- caretaker/doc/nurse
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can change shapes
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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