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Experience the charm and wit of Woody Allen's masterpiece, Manhattan. This highly acclaimed comedy features an all-star cast and is presented in widescreen format, bringing the vibrant city to life on your screen. Released in 2000, this DVD edition is a must-have addition to any film lover's collection. The movie follows the story of a middle-aged writer who falls in love with his best friend's mistress while navigating the complexities of life in New York City. With its R rating and stellar direction by Woody Allen and Allan Stewart Konigsberg, Manhattan is sure to captivate audiences. Don't miss out on this edition that includes Checkpoint and Sensormatic features.

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Woody Allen finished his first decade of filmmaking, the 1970s, with one of his greatest and most deliberately artistic films, the love song to his home city MANHATTAN. Allen plays Isaac Davis, another one of his thinly veiled self-portraits, who finds himself suffering from a mid-life crisis. Unhappy in his career as a variety show comedy writer and newly divorced from a woman who has since come out as a lesbian, Isaac waffles between two relationships: that with emotionally honest and open, but far too young, Tracy (Mariel Hemingway in an Academy Award nominated performance) and with pseudo-intellectual, neurotic Mary (Diane Keaton). Allen uses these two women to contrast the naiveté and lack of pretension of youth with the growing cynicism of middle age. Although the acting and writing is some of the sharpest of Allen's filmmaking career, what is truly memorable and endearing about MANHATTAN is its romantic view of New York. Whereas the character relationships in the film are largely dysfunctional and fueled by a vision of perfection, by contrast the city itself is envisioned by Allen as an object of perfection. In order to create aesthetically pleasing images of the city, Allen and his longtime cinematographer Gordon Willis decided to shoot the film in black and white and in the 2.35:1 widescreen ratio, the first time that Allen had used either format. The images are backed by the songs of quintessential New York composer George Gershwin, setting a tone of romanticism and grandeur that underlies Isaac's (and Allen's) inherent dissatisfaction with the mundane aspects of his life. The magnificence of the city of New York is the backdrop to the search for a similar splendor in human relationships in MANHATTAN.

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Product Key Features

Actor
Diane Keaton
Rating
R
Edition
Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Widescreen
Movie/TV Title
Manhattan
Director
Woody Allen, Allan Stewart Konigsberg
Format
DVD
Release Year
2000
Genre
Comedy

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Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Display Format
Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Widescreen
Signal Standard
Dvd
LeafCats
617
Leading Role
Diane Keaton
Release Date
20000705
Film Country
USA

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5 out of 5 stars
by shaun1521bizJun 30, 2006
MANHATTAN is "THE ONLY TRULY GREAT FILM OF THE 70s"
Let's not mess about - this is Woody Allen's best film. 'Annie Hall' comes a close second, but if you're looking for an example of truly incredible cinema, then look no further. Reasons? Well, there's the storyline. Allen's films have been said to be clones of one another, but I disagree. You could say exactly the same thing about Hitchcock. What is repeated throughout Allen's career is the feel, the mood of his films. His style is immaculate and very reusable. Romance, wit and New York are used by Allen like Hitchcock used suspense and blonds. In this film, Allen is a screenwriter who is trying to write a novel. In the meantime, he has love affairs with two very different women and with his city, New York. He also battles with the embarrassment of his last marriage, to a character played by Meryl Streep, who left Allen to begin a relationship with a woman. That particular storyline has been used recently in the sitcom, 'Friends' with the Allen-esque Ross Geller. Then there's Manhattan. Never before has the city been captured on film as beautifully as this. This film could only have been made in black and white. And what about the Gershwin soundtrack? Some would say that it's Gershwin's music that makes this film. I certainly think it helps greatly. I don't think 'Someone to Watch Over Me' has ever sounded as good as in this film. But what I really love about this film, and the reason it's way ahead of any other Woody Allen film, is the timelessness. I seriously believe that this film could have been made yesterday, if only we made films as good as this today. This love story doesn't take place in the late seventies, it takes place every day in New York City. Or that's what it feels like. 'Sleepless in Seattle', 'You've Got Mail', 'Serendipity' all owe their existence to this film, only Manhattan seems less like a Romantic Comedy and more like an epic. So what about the DVD edition. The film itself looks great. But why are we limited to one extra feature? We're only treated to the theatrical trailer on Allen's DVDs. What we'd all really like is an outtake reel, a 'Making Of' and interviews. But, hey ho, if this is all we get, we better just make the most of it!Read full review
4 out of 5 stars
by x0fw5lTXQ1C@Del...Nov 02, 2007
If You Love New York and Gershwin, Get this Movie
The music by Gershwin and the sites of New York are the real stars of this "sort of a sequel" to "Annie Hall." We have 42 year old Isaac Davis (Woody Allen) having a sexual relationship with 17 year old Tracy (Mariel Hemingway) when the movie starts. He comments that even her father is not as old as he is. But anyway, Isaac's intellectual group of friends include Yale (Michael Murphy), who is married to Emily (Ann Byrne). Yale confides to Isaac that he is strongly attracted to another woman, Mary (Diane Keaton). One day, Isaac runs into the two together. Mary and Isaac do not like each other but speak the same intellectual talk and have the same neuroses. Eventually, Mary realizes that she cannot be a mistress. She has already had two marriages and is too attractive to be tied down in such a role. So, she ends up going with and living with Isaac. So, Isaac is now forced to break it off with Tracy. In her Academy Award nominated role, Mariel Hemingway as Tracy shows her innocent teenage sensitivity when Isaac breaks up with her. Oh, I almost forgot another one of Isaac's problems. He has an x-wife Jill played by Meryl Streep. Jill is the mother of their elementary school age son, but she left Isaac to live as a lesbian with her lover. Additionally, she has written a best-selling book about her marriage to Isaac and divulges all of his faults and their intimate moments. What's a guy to do? How all of this turns out I will leave to you. While on this ride, we are treated to so many sites of New York and to an almost constant serenade by Gershwin as performed by the New York Philharmonic and the Buffalo Philharmonic. You will find yourself singing the lyrics while the plot is ticking away. This movie was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman as well as Hemingway's performance as Best Supporting Actress. My only complaint about this DVD is that there were no English subtitles to translate the mumbling of some of the actors. Also, the sound had to be turned to the maximum to hear. I would also have preferred a color movie. The plot, though, and especially the music are worth the 93 minutes of this movie.Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by donaswinMay 08, 2022
Woody Allen humor...yes!
While noting my opinion bias in favor of Woody Allen humor (i.e, his neurotic New York city ways) I also liked the touching scene toward the movie's end (with Margo Hemingway). I would not hesitate to view the film again....am passing it to my brother, who also appreciates Allen's humor, from decades ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
by buy-dvds-hereSep 15, 2014
Woody's masterpiece and ode to NYC in B/W
Even on regular DVD this really holds up so well, and has a quirky story that includes Woody and his usual cast of characters. The cover shot of this movie on the park bench, looking out over the Williamsburg bridge, is enough to connect people with this film. Done in Black and White, not as a mere promotional stunt, but it really lends itself to this cinematography masterpiece. This is a really great version of this film.
5 out of 5 stars
by knee4872Apr 03, 2024
Woody Allen Classic
I liked it when it originally came out. Probably not much middle ground. It's aged reasonably well.
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MANHATTAN is "THE ONLY TRULY GREAT FILM OF THE 70s"

If You Love New York and Gershwin, Get this Movie

Woody Allen humor...yes!

Woody's masterpiece and ode to NYC in B/W

Woody Allen Classic

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