Love and Death (1975)

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• moon r

  
  In this early Allen effort his love for the Marx Bros. (particularly Groucho) is worn on his sleeve and the picture is very reminiscent of Mel Brooks' own Twelve Chairs. Throw in a couple of 70's style psuedo-intellectual "conversations" ("I'm… More
  In this early Allen effort his love for the Marx Bros. (particularly Groucho) is worn on his sleeve and the picture is very reminiscent of Mel Brooks' own Twelve Chairs. Throw in a couple of 70's style psuedo-intellectual "conversations" ("I'm overwhelming you with my superiorocity!") and you have a fun, silly, younger Allen, not so impressed with himself yet, easier to relate to. He never finds anyone as good as he to play himself, we know, and his infatuation w/Keaton allows her Dumont-like status beside him.

• Michael G

  
  Love and Death is pretty much your standard Woody Allen fare from the 70s. It borrows heavily from Ingmar Bergman and the Marx Brothers and at times is downright hysterical but once its over I'm not going to really give it a second thought. I would've given this a 3 1/2 star… More
  Love and Death is pretty much your standard Woody Allen fare from the 70s. It borrows heavily from Ingmar Bergman and the Marx Brothers and at times is downright hysterical but once its over I'm not going to really give it a second thought. I would've given this a 3 1/2 star rating if it wasn't for that last act, but since the only Russian novel I've ever read was Nabokov's Lolita most of the references were lost on me. The warm cockles line had me rolling almost as much as the scene where Sonja's first husband dies and the look on Diane Keaton's face during it. And speaking of which, Keaton was so goddamned cute. Worth it for her if nothing else even if her comic timing's not as good as Allen's...

• Ken S

  
  Possibly my new favorite Allen film. Filled with his signature blend of philoso-comedy, Allen pays tribute to Bergman and Dostoevsky in only the way he can. Full of amazing screwball dialog to boot.

• Mason W

  
  Love and Death, starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton is hillarious. What a great take on Russian grand films....soo funny.

• Alice S

  
  Terrible. Just terrible. Pedantic philosophy and overbearing slapstick. I love Woody but he is too self-indulgent in this.

• Jennifer X

  
  Some scenes were kind of hilarious but I prefer Woody's versions romcom or dramedy to straight comedy anyday.

• Tsubaki S

  
  Early Allen flicks are still his best. This being the most polished of the bunch.

• Dillon L

  
  Watch this movie just for Diane Keaton. I noticed a couple of parallels to Annie Hall, which of course came after this and was a big improvement. Pretty funny stuff, but not as philosophically engaging as some of his later films.

• Alec B

  
  Gloriously absurd. Its also a pretty effective parody of Russian novels and Ingmar Bergman films.

• Brian R

  
  A light comedy that tries to well...put in as many slapstick laughs as possible. Allen and Keaton have great chemistry together. I guess those two were sort of made for each other on screen. Allen uses a bit of Bergman elements and I also noticed in later scenes when he is questioning… More
  A light comedy that tries to well...put in as many slapstick laughs as possible. Allen and Keaton have great chemistry together. I guess those two were sort of made for each other on screen. Allen uses a bit of Bergman elements and I also noticed in later scenes when he is questioning the meaning of God and death he addresses his view to the audience. Call it a trademark. "Love And Death" feels like theater play, never takes itself seriously and stays within it's grounds.

• Doctor S

  
  "The wheat! Fields full of wheat!"

• Sarah B

  
  I'm not a great fan of Woody Allen's acting, clever clever dialogue and I don't like the setting for this film, but I love the premise: man struggling to escape death, physical, idealogical and literal, with humorous consequences.

• alan j

  
  a period piece, more of a zany history lesson..keaton and Allen play off each other brilliantly as usual...goofy but funny...enjoyable to watch and experience

• Tom S

  
  I think I'd have a greater appreciation for this movie if I had a greater appreciation for Russian literature.

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