Review of Love and Death (1975) by Sarah F — 11 Nov 2006

Sly parody of every Bergmann film ever made.

This review of Love and Death (1975) was written by Sarah F on 11 Nov 2006.

Love and Death has generally received very positive reviews.

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An existential parody of russian literature. The first of it's kind, the only of it's kind and the best of it's kind…

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By King L (158) on 16 Sep 2015

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When asked, I had to admit it's not funny, but there's still something about this early Woody Allen effort that makes it worth seeing…

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Hilarity and wit in every scene and you can't help but love the intellectually daft conversations the characters have about God and life itself…

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5 Stars. Fiercely funny. I can't imagine Woody making anything better than this…

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