With these six films, Woody Allen made one of the most remarkable transitions ever seen in American cinema, from the slapstick buffoonery of the early, funny filmsĀ to the Oscar-winning breakthrough of Annie Hall and the wholly serious Interiors. Along the way there's the Latin American revolutionary satire Bananas, genre-bending sex-education spoof Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex and hilarious time-travelling trips to a future America (Sleeper) and Napoleon-era Russia (Love and Death). All these early films star Allen himself, usually as a hapless... victim of unfortunate events, aided by the likes of Diane Keaton (several times), John Carradine, Jessica Harper, Louise Lasser, Lynn Redgrave, Burt Reynolds, Gene Wilder and Daisy the sheep. But the the mature Woody Allen was first revealed in Annie Hall, a film firmly of its time and place (mid-1970s Manhattan) but also universal in its wry and witty examination of the foibles of human relationships. The claustrophobically Bergmanesque family drama Interiors once seemed like a startling change of direction, but now anticipates much of what came later. Collection includes: Bananas (1971) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) Sleeper (1973) Love and Death (1975) Annie Hall (1977) Interiors (1978) Exclusive to this collection: Annie Hall and a 100-page hardback book featuring new and archive writing on all the films by Woody Allen, Michael Brooke, Johnny Mains, Kat Ellinger, John Leman Riley, Hannah Hamad and Brad Stevens. [show more]
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Collection of six classic Woody Allen films. In 'Bananas' (1971), puny New Yorker and gadget tester Fielding Mellish (Allen) is in love with Nancy (Louise Lasser), a beautiful political activist who is obsessed by the battles being waged in San Marcos between the dictator General Vargas (Carlos Montalban) and his revolutionary opponents. In an audacious attempt to impress his beloved, Fielding makes for San Marcos and in a bizarre and bewildering series of events, ends up becoming the president of the country. 'Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)' (1972) comprises seven sketches inspired by questions from Dr David Reuben's best-selling book. Highlights include a sketch about a doctor (Gene Wilder) who falls in love with a sheep. In 'Sleeper' (1973), a health food store owner's body is frozen after an operation goes badly wrong. When he wakes up 200 years later, he discovers a world run by a totalitarian government and experiences severe culture shock as he comes to terms with his new environment. 'Love and Death' (1975) follows the adventures of Boris (Allen), a cowardly scholar who is press-ganged into the Russian army during the Napoleonic Wars. After inadvertently becoming a hero, Boris returns home to marry his true love before embarking on a mission to assassinate Napoleon. 'Annie Hall' (1977) follows the story of neurotic stand-up comic Alvy (Allen) and insecure up-and-coming singer Annie (Diane Keaton) as they attempt to build a lasting relationship. They face a number of problems, however, including opposing feelings towards California and their own mutual paranoia. Finally, in 'Interiors' (1978), three sisters try to come to terms with their parent's divorce and their mother's subsequent suicide attempt after their father Arthur (E.G. Marshall) runs off with a high-spirited new lover.
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