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What Does Woody Allen Think of "Love & Death"?

posted a year ago by roger1 (3626)
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There is a reason this is called "Love & Death."

Because Woody Allen made a movie way back in 1975 called "Love and Death."

The "&" makes it different this time.

"Love and Death" was perhaps the funniest of Woody Allen's "early funny pictures." It comes right before Annie Hall won a Best Picture Oscar and Woody set out on decades of auteurism and scores of movies.

But a lot of us of a certain age have great affection for Woody's "Love and Death."

And now we've got a "movie with the same title" to muddy up the memory.

It's like "Gus Van Sant's Psycho" except...not really.

[–] seagal72 (1959) a year ago

A cursory glance at the cast for this recent 'namesake' may hint at levels of (unintentional) humour , regardless of the subject matter?

But either way, Woody wins.

[–] roger1 (3626) a year ago

A cursory glance at the cast for this recent 'namesake' may hint at levels of (unintentional) humour , regardless of the subject matter?

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Yes, there are some goofy looking people in this...even as it goes to very dark and bloody places.

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But either way, Woody wins.

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I expect that years from now, only "Love and Death" will still be remembered. It was a bit of a mistake to choose this title -- even if a younger generation hasn't heard of "Love and Death," it will carry on as "one of the better Woody Allen movies, and from his period as a true movie star."

[–] seagal72 (1959) a year ago

Probably in my top 5 Woody Allen movies (in no certain order of brilliance)

Alongside 'Annie Hall'... 'Broadway Danny Rose'...'Take The Money And Run' and 'Play It Again Sam'

[–] [deleted] a year ago

One of my favorite Woody Allen movies.