Manhattan

film by Allen [1979]

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discussed in biography

  • Woody Allen
    In Woody Allen: The 1970s

    Allen rebounded with Manhattan (1979). Lyrically photographed (in black-and-white, by Gordon Willis), deftly written (by Allen and Brickman, whose screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award), and wonderfully scored (with music by George Gershwin), it was an ode to the city that Allen loved. The plot centred on…

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role of Shawn

  • Wallace Shawn
    In Wallace Shawn

    …role in director Woody Allen’s Manhattan, and his “second career” soon led to his first brush with international fame.

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