Review of Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) by Giuseppe P — 22 Aug 2009
Woody takes us by the hand and leads us around a Thanksgiving dinner where we peek in on a family about to go through a season of change. He takes us on a tour of New York City closing in on the end of the 80s and even though we witness the seasons pass, it always seems to be Autumn.
He shares with us a deep, penetrating gaze into the abyss of death and simultaneously depicts a series of reckless human dramas - all about love and its transient nature. We cringe, we writhe, we laugh and we balk at it all.
And by the films final moments we realize that he has led us through the muck and the mire to perform a kind of magic trick, where an act of sleight-of-hand has pulled the rug out from under us: he has made a film that is as life-affirming as can be.
Woody Allen's most generous and optimistic film. A masterpiece.
This review of Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) was written by Giuseppe P on 22 Aug 2009.
Hannah and Her Sisters has generally received very positive reviews.
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