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Annie Hall

Annie Hall

MGM/UA (1977)
Classic | Comedy | Drama | Romance
USA | English | Color | 01:33
Woody Allen
DVD
PG (Parental Guidance)
027616655929
| 1 disc
Region 1
Keep Case

The neurotic New Yorker Woody Allen tells one of the greatest romantic comedies to be set in the city of New York.


Cast View all

Woody Allen Alvy Singer
Diane Keaton Annie Hall
Tony Roberts Rob
Carol Kane Allison
Paul Simon Tony Lacey
Shelley Duvall Pam
Janet Margolin Robin
Colleen Dewhurst Mom Hall
Christopher Walken Duane Hall
Donald Symington Dad Hall
Helen Ludlam Grammy Hall
Mordecai Lawner Alvy's Dad
Joan Neuman Alvy's Mom
Jonathan Munk Alvy - Age 9
Ruth Volner Alvy's Aunt
Martin Rosenblatt Alvy's Uncle
Hy Anzell Joey Nichols
Rashel Novikoff Aunt Tessie Moskowitz
Russell Horton Man in Theatre Line
Marshall McLuhan Marshall McLuhan
Christine Jones Dorrie
Mary Boylan Miss Reed
Wendy Girard Janet
John Doumanian Coke Fiend
Bob Maroff Man #1 Outside Theatre

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Seen
Added Date Mar 10, 2012 13:58:28
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:31:50

Edition details

Screen Ratios Fullscreen (4:3)
Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono
Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Mono
Mono [English]
Subtitles English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | German | Spanish
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Jul 05, 2000

Notes

WSR Narrative Review

Story Synopsis:
Annie Hall is Woody Allen’s Academy Award®-winning, bittersweet comedy from 1977 that explores the effects of being famous, the differences between New York and Los Angeles and the ups-and-downs of personal relationships. Woody plays Alvy Singer, a neurotic writer who develops an on-again, off-again relationship with the quirky Annie Hall (Keaton in an Oscar®-winning role). (Michael Coate)

DVD Picture:
When compared to the Criterion and MGM LaserDiscs, the DVD exhibits more fully saturated colors and, from the opening scene, you can see a dramatic increase in sharpness, especially on Woody Allen’s tweed coat, with convincingly rendered textures throughout. Even though the DVD is not anamorphically enhanced, background detail is dramatically improved. Fleshtones are accurately rendered, colors warmly presented and blacks are deep and solid. With good contrast and shadow delineation, this is a surprisingly appealing visual presentation for a Woody Allen film. Only minor noise is apparent. The non-anamorphic DVD is matted at 1.85:1, The MGM LaserDisc from 1991 is 1.72:1, and the slightly better looking Criterion release from 1990 is matted at 1.80:1.

Soundtrack:
The DVD soundtrack is undistinguished monaural and is spread to the two front channels with poor center imaging. The sound is mediocre and phase problematic throughout. The LaserDiscs are also monaural but centered and not phase problematic.



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