Review of Love and Death (1975) by Dillon H — 08 Feb 2009

Classic Woody Allen. Not only does he parody mass amounts of Russian literature and epics, he does so with philosophy!

This review of Love and Death (1975) was written by Dillon H on 08 Feb 2009.

Love and Death has generally received very positive reviews.

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I memorized most of the dialog in college. My friends and I loved this film so much we wanted to perform it live…

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