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Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy and drama film directed by Woody Allen. The screenplay was written by Allen and Marshall Brickman, with Gordon Willis serving as director of photography. The cast includes Diane Keaton, Michael Murphy, Mariel Hemingway, and Meryl Streep. Charles H. Joffe produced the film, which was distributed by United Artists and Netflix. The narrative is set in New York City and Manhattan, and the movie was filmed in New York City. It is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of 96 minutes.
The film received several awards, including the César Award for Best Foreign Film, the Bodil Award for Best American Film, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Film. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. George Gershwin is listed as the composer. The film is associated with the New Hollywood movement.
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Film · TMDB
7.7Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Cast
- Woody Allen as Isaac Davis
- Diane Keaton as Mary Wilkie
- Michael Murphy as Yale
- Mariel Hemingway as Tracy
- Meryl Streep as Jill
- Anne Byrne Hoffman as Emily
Themes
- adultery
- lolita
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- based on true story
- love
- mistress
- black and white
- writer
- relationship
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Woody Allen
- Written by
- Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
- Produced by
- Charles H. Joffe
- Starring
- Woody Allen, Diane Keaton , Michael Murphy , Mariel Hemingway , Meryl Streep , Anne Byrne
- Cinematography
- Gordon Willis
- Edited by
- Susan E. Morse
- Music by
- George Gershwin , played by the New York Philharmonic , Zubin Mehta and the Buffalo Philharmonic , Michael Tilson Thomas
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release dates
- April 18, 1979 ( 1979-04-18 ) (premiere) April 25, 1979 ( 1979-04-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $9 million
- Box office
- $40.2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe from a screenplay 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's (Michael Murphy) mistress (Diane Keaton). Meryl Streep and Anne Byrne also star.
Manhattan was Allen's first film in black-and-white, and was shot in 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.
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