Zelig (1983)

Voti degli utenti:

7.6/10   

Regista:

Woody Allen

Sceneggiatore:

Woody Allen (written by)

Data di uscita:

15 luglio 1983 (USA)

Genere:

Commedia

Plot:

"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people.

Plot Keywords:

Chameleon | 1920s | Directed By Star | Hypnotism | Jew

Premi:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

My brief review of the film

Cast

Woody Allen	...	Leonard Zelig
Mia Farrow	...	Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
Patrick Horgan	...	The Narrator (voice)
John Buckwalter	...	Dr. Sindell
Marvin Chatinover	...	Glandular Diagnosis Doctor
Stanley Swerdlow	...	Mexican Food Doctor
Paul Nevens	...	Dr. Birsky
Howard Erskine	...	Hypodermic Doctor
George Hamlin	...	Experimental Drugs Doctor
Ralph Bell	...	Other Doctor
Richard Whiting	...	Other Doctor
Will Hussong	...	Other Doctor
Robert Iglesia	...	Man in Barber Chair
Eli Resnick	...	Man in Park
Edward McPhillips	...	Scotsman

Alias:

Identity Crisis and Its Relationship to Personality Disorder (USA) (working title)
The Cat's Pyjamas (USA) (working title)

Durata:

79 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Tedesco

Colore:

Bianco e nero | Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono

Divieti:

Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Brazil:Livre | USA:Approved (PCA #27066) | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | France:U | Norway:12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG

Luoghi riprese:

Alpine, New Jersey, USA

Compagnia:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Curiosità:

Mae Questel, the voice of Betty Boop from 1931 to 1989 is the voice of Helen Kane singing "Chameleon Days".

Citazioni:

Leonard Zelig: I love baseball. You know, it doesn't have to mean anything. It's just very beautiful to watch.

Collegamenti:

Citato in El abrazo partido (2004)

Colonna sonora:

Ain't We Got Fun

My brief review of the film

A fascinating pseudo-documentary with an intriguing premise, the footage shown looks very authentic, edited well together, with apt sets and costumes. A number of original songs written especially for the film are included, and they sound exactly like the type of tunes expected in a 1930s musical. The non-original music choices also suit the project. Woody Allen superbly acts out the interesting character that he has written for himself: a very different type of insecure, neurotic person to what he usually plays. Even at less than eighty minutes, the material nevertheless wears thin by the end, but some great ideas are developed along the way. It also feels a bit odd to watch, as the film is not really a comedy, nor a drama - not fitting into any genre - then again, in general real life are not meant to be straight comedies or dramas, are they? With the limitations of the style that Allen has chosen for the film taken into account, he does a pretty good job.