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Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

Woody Allen

Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey ...

7.7

34,161

Comedy. Drama. Romance Hannah seems to have a balanced, perfect life. A successful actress, exemplary wife and mother, she has become the centre of gravity and reference for her entire family. Her sisters, a lot less lucky, turn to her when they need advice or have money problems. But the situation starts changing when Elliot, Hannah’s husband, falls for her sister Jill.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The best movie he has ever made, is organized like an episodic novel, with acute little self-contained vignettes adding up to the big picture (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An excellent watch (...) Caine's performance, so fervent, so agonisingly dedicated, actually gains in force and touching sincerity with the years (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"'Hannah and Her Sisters' is virtually nonstop exhilaration - a dramatic comedy not quite like any other"	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"One of Woody's best ever; a highly intelligent and witty comedy with a magical script and perfect portrayals of well rounded characters (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jay Carr Boston Globe	"The film is special, has wings"	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"The sharp wit sits well against a tender exploration of life’s messiness and a joie de vivre that marks this as one of Allen’s warmest pictures (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Matt Ford BBC	"Masterpiece (...) The themes of love, fidelity, hope, and the fragility of happiness underpin the drama (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Allen's way of setting himself up as a fount of moral wisdom is as insufferable as ever, but at least the preachiness is alleviated by some genuine wit."	NEU
United States	Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune	"What a piece of work is man, especially when he can create such art as 'Hannah and Her Sisters'"	POS
United States	Variety	"One of Woody Allen's great films. Indeed, he makes nary a misstep from beginning to end"	POS

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