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   I totally agree here.  See 'Crimes and Misdemeanors' and you'll notice the   
   similarities between it and 'Match Point'.   
      
      
   ~Kim~   
      
      
   "Glenn"  wrote in message   
   news:f3101p$fvg$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...   
   >   
   > "Munzerr"  wrote in message   
   > news:1179855566.842529.31190@u36g2000prd.googlegroups.com...   
   > > On May 21, 9:52 pm, "marianne casper"    
   > > wrote:   
   > >> >   I've recently come across Woody Allen in a big way, and I've been   
   > >> > fascinated with his films, especially. I really enjoyed 'Manhattan',   
   > >> > of course, and 'Deconstructing Harry' in another way. I love the   
   > >> > discussion of the writers life that enters into the 1997 film, as   
   it's   
   > >> > long been a character I can identify with.   
   > >>   
   > >> >  As Allen experts in this group, which films would you recommend as   
   > >> > next ones to check out? I've also seen (and loved) 'Annie Hall' and   
   > >> > 'Match Point', which I loved, being English myself. Total shocker on   
   > >> > the ending there!   
   >   
   > Hi Munzerr,   
   >   
   > Woody has made over 30 films, and everyone is excellant, but some are   
   better   
   > than others, but even a poor Woody film is (in my opinion) better than   
   most   
   > other peoples films. Here's my suggestion in no particular order:   
   >   
   > Annie Hall for me is part of a trilogy, so you need to see Play It Again   
   > Sam, Annie Hall and Manhattan Murder Mystery in that order.   
   >   
   > Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days and Everyone Says I love You (Woody's   
   > magical musical) are masterpieces of  nostalgia and leave you with a warm   
   > glow at the end of them.   
   >   
   > Crimes and Misdemeanors is possibly my all time favorite. It has two   
   > intertwined story lines and like Match Point (but much, much better) deals   
   > with how people deal with some pretty unpleasaent circumstances.   
   >   
   > Sweet and Low Down is a mockumentary about the worlds second best jazz   
   > guitarist and has such a sad ending my wife refuses to watch it.   
   >   
   > Zelig is another wonderfull mockumentary about a man who can change his   
   > appearance to match his surroundings.   
   >   
   > A Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy: where Woody does for the countryside what   
   he   
   > did for the city in Manhattan!   
   >   
   > Others that are really good include Celebrity, Shadows and Fog, Broadway   
   > Danny Rose, The Purple Rose of Cairo. And then there are his more serious   
   > films such as Interiors, September, Another Woman, and Husbands and Wives.   
   >   
   > Then there are his outright comedies, which include Take The Money And   
   Run,   
   > Small Time Crooks, and even Scenes From A Mall!   
   >   
   > I could go on and on - get them all!   
   >   
   > Cheers,   
   >   
   > Glenn in the UK   
   >   
   >   
      
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