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Love and Death (DVD, 2000)

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The bridge between Woody Allen's early slapstick satires and his later romantic comedies and dramas, LOVE AND DEATH is also a broad parody of his numerous influences. The film tells the tale of Boris Grushenko (the filmmaker himself), a cowardly Russian who miraculously survives the Napoleonic Wars only to discover that his heroism does nothing to advance his romantic prospects with his philosophical cousin Sonia (Diane Keaton). Her convoluted reasoning dictates that the pair of them must attempt to assassinate the French dictator, a proposal Boris agrees to in the hopes that he will finally win Sonia's love through the act. The contrast between Sonia's analytical mind and Boris's lustful one provides Allen with numerous opportunities to joke about gender differences, but it is the multiple parodies of both literature and film that drive LOVE AND DEATH's comedic narrative. The most obvious target in the film is Russian literature: many jokes are built around the blend of fatalistic philosophy, historical narratives, and complex familial and character relationships that characterize novels by such authors as Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy (the most obvious source for the film being his WAR AND PEACE). However, the filmmakers that have influenced Allen are also parodied; themes and even shots are taken directly from the work of Ingmar Bergman and Sergei Eisenstein. The musical score is assembled from compositions by Prokofiev, who wrote the scores for Eisenstein's later sound films, which were also heavily affected by Russian literature and history. Finally, the quick-witted, under-the-radar verbal hijinks in the film (like in other Allen films) bear the mark of the Marx Brothers, perhaps the most famous Jewish comedians aside from Allen himself. Although LOVE AND DEATH is not among the most well-known of Allen's comedies, there are few films that lay bare the influences of a master filmmaker as readily as this.

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Product Key Features

ActorDiane Keaton

RatingG

Movie/TV TitleLove and Death

DirectorWoody Allen, Allan Stewart Konigsberg

FormatDVD

Release Year2000

GenreComedy

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Leading RoleDiane Keaton

Release Date20000705

Film CountryUSA

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by wbzBVx2HSKm@Deleted
25 Jan, 2017
What's up with "Love and Death"
L and D is mildly amusing. Diane Keaton is good, but this is not Woody Allen's best work. The script is awkward and the jokes obvious and/or not funny. I think there are a few good scenes but on the whole, L and D is below average Allen. The DVD is in good shape. I didn't encounter technical problems of any significance (e.g., freezing frame or sparkling pixels, etc.).
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by jonagra39
13 Jul, 2021
A background in Russian literature not required . . .
. . . but it would have added a little extra amusement to this already hilarious movie. This was the fifth and last of Woody Allen's early, silly films before his breakout ANNIE HALL. His riffs on Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, nods to Ingmar Bergman and multi-syllabic philosophy are little nuggets floating in a sea of slapstick humor straight out of Marx Brothers and W. C. Fields."Shall we say pistols at dawn?" "We can say it. I don't know what it means, but we can say it." -- "I brought you my husband's letters. You can have the vowels, I'll take the consonants." -- "And I shall walk through the valley of the shadow of death. Only I shall RUN through the valley of the shadow of death, you get through it much quicker that way." It's all very silly fun and as good an example of this talented comedian's best work as any. And I can't resist adding my own favorite bit when the countess asks him, this nebbishy fool, "How did you learn to make such wonderful love?" His demure reply: "I practice a lot when I'm alone."
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by mmes5347_zf5wqu
12 Sep, 2018
Woody Allen's Funniest Movie
Before seeing Love and Death I felt that the funniest Woody Allen movie was Take the Money and Run (a 1969 movie). Now, after seeing Love and Death, I feel that Love and Death is Woody's funniest ever, It is a lot like a zany Mark Brothers movie.
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by jasoddjob008
04 Mar, 2022
vintage woody allen comedy-must buy for woody allen fans
classic woody allen movie. very funny and entertaining.
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by sylvi.soli
14 Nov, 2023
Love & Death
In good condition. This is a favorite early Woody Allen film.
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by cheub96
11 Aug, 2022
good film
Great woody Allen film
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by ramjacdatainc
09 Apr, 2019
The wheat. Always the wheat.
One of Woody Allen's greatest!
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