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Hannah and Her Sisters

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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

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Reviews Counted: 38 Fresh: 35  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 8.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Synopsis: Woody Allen combined the best parts of his earlier films in creating HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, his 1986 masterwork about the changing relationships among three sisters living in New York City. Hannah (Mia Farrow) has put her acting career aside in order to take care of her family with second... Woody Allen combined the best parts of his earlier films in creating HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, his 1986 masterwork about the changing relationships among three sisters living in New York City. Hannah (Mia Farrow) has put her acting career aside in order to take care of her family with second husband Elliot (Michael Caine in an Oscar-winning performance). Elliot has fallen in love with Hannah's sister Lee (Barbara Hershey), who herself is feeling suffocated by her cynical, mean-spirited loner of a lover, played with great intensity by Ingmar Bergman regular Max von Sydow. Meanwhile, third sister Holly (Oscar winnner Dianne Wiest) is struggling to find her own voice, working as a caterer while she tries to get her own acting career going. And in the middle of everything is Mickey (Woody Allen at his most neurotic), a television writer who is divorced from Hannah, has dated Holly, and, when he suspects he might have a brain tumor, decides to reevaluate his life and his faith in God. HANNAH AND HER SISTERS is Allen's most fully realized, optimistic adult comedy. He won a well-deserved Oscar for his marvelous screenplay, filled with his trademark sharp, witty dialogue, his undying passion for New York (its culture, architecture, music, romance), and some of his most well developed characters. The cast is extraordinary, the music illuminating, the settings magnificent. Taking place over the course of a few Thanksgivings, Allen's insightful, wonderful film is a thoroughly enjoyable mature look at the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of family life. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Barbara Hershey, Michael Caine

Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Robert Greenhut

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 15, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English, French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

Additional Products:

  • Collectible Booklet

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03/31/08
David Ansen
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Sharply written and extremely well-acted, Allen's serio-comic ensemble-driven saga about one large neurotic family, a huge artistic and commercial hit at the time, is arguably his last great picture.

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02/28/08
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01/18/08
Joshua Rothkopf
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Allen's way of setting himself up as a fount of moral wisdom is as insufferable as ever, but at least the preachiness is alleviated by some genuine wit.

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10/10/07
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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One of Woody's best ever; a highly intelligent and witty comedy with a magical script and perfect portrayls of well rounded characters.

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10/10/07
David Parkinson
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A film of great tenderness and humanity.

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10/10/07
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One of Woody Allen's great films. Indeed, he makes nary a misstep from beginning to end in charting the amorous affiliations of three sisters and their men over a two-year period.

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10/10/07
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The film lives and breathes. It's a masterwork.

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11/17/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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This movie feels real, the people seem real and the situations all ring true.

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07/28/06
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It is an articulate, literate film, full of humanity and perception about its sometimes less-than-loveable characters.

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06/24/06
Time Out
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Ranks among Allen's masterpieces.

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10/25/05
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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Emanuel Levy
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02/22/05
Christopher Smith
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07/26/04
Robert Roten
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Achieves the kind of perfect balance that comes along maybe once in a filmmaker's career.

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05/26/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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04/24/04
Jules Brenner
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04/16/04
Carol Cling
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04/06/04
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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Filled with tart observations and clever asides on the warps of contemporary culture.

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03/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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Allen waxes snide, and, despite the huge cast, there's not much going on.

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03/10/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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