Woody Allen retrospective - Hannah and Her Sisters

Director: Woody Allen

written by Woody Allen

cast: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Barbara Hershey, Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Carrie Fisher,
Max von Sydow, Maureen O'Sullivan, J.T. Walsh

During a Thanksgiving Day party we make acquaintance with a numerous and problematic family. The leading characters are three sisters: Lee, the woman of Frederick, an old misanthrope painter; Holly, who dreams of becoming a writer, or an actress, or who knows who...; Hannah, famous actress, beautiful, intelligent, good mother, good wife, good sister, in short perfect, the pivot of the family. The balance begins to break up when Hannah's husband, Elliot, falls in love with Lee, who leaves Frederick. Holly goes through a deep crisis and meets Mickey, the former husband of Hannah, a hypochondriac TV producer. The affairs evolve and at the last Thanksgiving

Back up to the Woody Allen retrospective

Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 26 nominations.