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JAN 16, 2013


‘Love and Death’ FILM
‘Love and Death’
Grand Illusion

Woody Allen’s 1975 comedy is a promiscuous spoof of Russian literature set during the Napoleonic era and featuring tossed-off gags about T. S. Eliot and Ingmar Bergman. It’s also one of the funniest movies ever made, thanks in large part to an amazingly deft comic performance from Diane Keaton, who stars as a poetic amalgamation of every female character ever to appear in Tolstoy, Chekhov, Dostoevsky, et al., and who does things with her voice and face that will make you scream. (Grand Illusion, 1403 NE 50th St, grandillusioncinema.org, 7 and 9 pm, $8) by David Schmader

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lark 1
Actually, I just saw "Love & Death" over the weekend on DVD. It isn't one of Allen's better comedies. Some of the shtick was funny but over all, too slapstick and clearly dated. Diane Keaton does looks great but I think it was a strain on her. The period costumes are fine and location setting (Hungary) bucolic but it just didn't do me that well.
Posted by lark on January 16, 2013 at 12:51 PM · Report
gicinema 2
I don't know. I saw it in a theater with a group of people on celluloid and it was pretty enjoyable.
Posted by gicinema on January 16, 2013 at 9:27 PM · Report
Ballard Pimp 3
"...ample for a regiment..."
Posted by Ballard Pimp on January 16, 2013 at 11:59 PM · Report

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