Thursday, January 21, 2016

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)


Academy Awards, USA 1987

Won
Oscar
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Michael Caine
Michael Caine could not attend the awards ceremony because he was busy filming for Jaws: The Revenge. Co-Presenter Sigourney Weaver accepted the award on his behalf.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Dianne Wiest
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Woody Allen
Woody Allen was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenter Shirley MacLaine accepted the award on his behalf.
Nominated
Oscar
Best Picture
Robert Greenhut
Best Director
Woody Allen
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Stuart Wurtzel
Carol Joffe
Best Film Editing
Susan E. Morse

Orion Pictures
Directed by Woody Allen
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)

The dysfunctional relationships of three sisters in NYC is given the Woody Allen treatment. Michael Caine is unhappily married to Mia Farrow, and begins an affair with her sister Barbara Hershey. Meanwhile her other sister tries and fails at various careers, including writing and acting, while going on a memorable date with Mia's ex-husband Woody. Other than that one date, which is hilarious, the rest of the film is a bore, with self-absorbed characters doing bad things to one another in the name of love. Woody continues the drift from his earlier, funnier comedies to serio-comic, romantic melodramas.

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