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
"And so I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. Actually, make that "I run through the valley of the shadow of death" - in order to get OUT of the valley of the shadow of death more quickly, you see." Must confess it's way goofier than I expected from a Woody's movie, however it's still quite funny and filled with great "references" (like Bergman's Persona and The Seventh Seal), quotations and dialogs, as always. An enjoyable film, but no more than that I'm afraid.
A remarkable movie, Love and Death is one of those few smart humor movies that gives off a laugh every few moments. A great film to see at any point of the day.
"To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; not to love is to suffer; to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy, one must love or love to suffer or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you're getting this down."
Very likely to be Woody Allen's funniest film. The above quote by Diane Keaton is really just a small sample of the film's endless brilliance when it comes to dialogue. The concepts of love and death, which obviously have always intrigued and fascinated Allen (and anyone who can say they're human, really) are looked at in the most funny and unpretensious way possible. He basically stomps all over Philosophy, Duty, Honor - all the 'games' we play to pretend we're important. A hilariously brilliant film. Or the other way around.
This is arguably the silliest of the early Allen comedies and that's why it may be the best. Pokes fun at Tolstoy and pretentious philosophical blather and still manages to be Looney Tunes-caliber wacky. A masterpiece of silly comedy.
"And so I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. Actually, make that "I run through the valley of the shadow of death" - in order to get OUT of the valley of the shadow of death more quickly, you see."
Must confess it's way goofier than I expected from a Woody's movie, however it's still quite funny and filled with great "references" (like Bergman's Persona and The Seventh Seal), quotations and dialogs, as always. An enjoyable film, but no more than that I'm afraid.
its inhumane, to make me laugh that hard for that long. jerk! haha. this beats hysterical. impossible not to smile no matter how pissy a person is. its just wonderful.
Well tough for me to rate Woody Allen movies but most of the time I consider this one to be favourite. Story of Pacifist in a war trying to kill a dictator .
Anton: If you so much as come near the Countess, I'll see that you never see the light of day again.
Boris: If a man said that to me, I'd break his neck.
Anton: *I* am a man.
Boris: Well, I mean a much shorter man.
Un Woody Allen a son meilleur. Parler de la Mort aussi vivement. C'est rire, a de nombreuse croyance (religieuse ou familiale ou tout simplement humain). Se film ose trop. Mais pourquoi il passe aussi bien ... l'humour? Oui mais surtout de la facon dont le scenario est traiter. Et surtout que W. Allen fait un genre de Louis de Funes avec c'est grimace et que le tout passe encore mieux. Dans le fond grimacer de bonne facon, etre bouffon honorable c'est une recette gagnant. J'en prend note.
A light-hearted Woody Allen. Making fun of the Russians. It seems like he was ahead of his time with this kind of thing... Airplane and Naked Gun picked up the same kind of anachronistic and out of place gags in their movies. Woody Allen did it better.
Who is raskolnikov ,karamaaov brothers ! oh yes they are nighbours of Woody Allen that all of them are killers ! and what a lovely joke with maestro Bergman that only Allen has to do it.
Do you remember Karamazov bros, Raskolnikov, the lion from THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN, the exterminating angel from THE SEVENTH SEAL and Napoleone? In LOVE AND DEATH, Allen remembers all of them surprisingly, since when he was alone, he practiced admirably well!
La acción transcurre en Rusia, a principios del siglo XIX. vive en un pequeño pueblo de Rusia, obsesionado con la muerte y con su prima Sonia, aunque ella prefiere a Iván, uno de los hermanos de Boris. Pero Iván se casa, y Sonia, por despecho, contrae matrimonio con un rico comerciante de pescado. Obligado por su familia, Boris se alista en el ejército para luchar contra la Francia de Napoleón. Con el tiempo se convertirá en un héroe de guerra y, a pesar de ser un pacifista convencido, llegará a tener el destino de Europa en la punta de su pistola.
Of the Woody Allen films I've seen, this is by far my favourite - from his early career when his comedy was wackier (which I prefer, personally). Diane Keaton is SUPERB in this.
"And so I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. Actually, make that "I run through the valley of the shadow of death" - in order to get OUT of the valley of the shadow of death more quickly, you see.". A must.
Allen's comedic take on philosophy, life, and love is where his intellectual writing shone--he mastered it with 'Annie Hall' and 'Manhattan'. Allen's unseasoned directing is reminiscent of 'Bananas', with madcap comedy galore. Because Allen risks writing so many jokes, many of them miss--but when they hit, they're some of Allen's funniest lines. Keaton gives a fine turn as the director/star's love interest--their chemistry is classic.
Una comedia sabrosa de los primeros años de Woody. Los chistes magníficos encajan a la perfección con el ambiente de la Rusia zarista del siglo XIX. El absurdo tambien es arte, si no pregúntenle a los Monty Python.
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