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Spoiler-free premise

Comedian Alvy Singer looks back on his relationship with aspiring singer Annie Hall and wonders why their intimacy could not last.

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New York comedian Alvy Singer recounts meeting, loving, and separating from Annie Hall, an aspiring singer whose independence grows during their relationship. Memories break chronology and form as Alvy addresses viewers, revisits childhood, and argues with his own interpretations.

Why it belongs

In Annie Hall, the film reinvents romantic comedy through direct address, split screens, subtitles, animation, and Keaton's singularly spontaneous Annie.

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Street conversations, split-screen therapy, thought subtitles, childhood flashbacks, animation, and discontinuous memory make relationship analysis playful and unstable. Diane Keaton's speech, clothing, and timing give Annie a life beyond Alvy's narration.

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Sight & Sound243IMDb Top 250—AFI 10035
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness9.1
Engagement8.7
Ease7.7

English · PG
Narrative Feature
Mood: Funny & Bittersweet