Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy-drama movie by director Woody Allen. The movie is set in New York City. The movie is about Issac Davis (played by Allen), a divorced 42-year old dating a 17-year-old girl. His ex-wife is openly lesbian.

The movie was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Mariel Hemingway) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. The movie was #46 on American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Laughs". In 2001, the United States Library of Congress said the movie was "culturally significant" and selected it to keep in the National Film Registry.

Manhattan (movie)

The movie had mostly positive reviews.

Manhattan (movie)

Cast

Woody Allen as Isaac Davis

Diane Keaton as Mary Wilkie

Michael Murphy as Yale Pollack

Mariel Hemingway as Tracy

Meryl Streep as Jill

Anne Byrne as Emily

Michael O'Donoghue as Dennis

Wallace Shawn as Jeremiah

Karen Ludwig as Connie

Charles Levin, Karen Allen, and David Rasche as Television actors

Mark Linn-Baker and Frances Conroy as Shakespearean actors

References

Other websites

1979 comedy-drama movies

1979 romantic comedy movies

1979 romantic drama movies

1970s LGBT movies

American comedy-drama movies

American LGBT movies

American romantic comedy movies

American romantic drama movies

BAFTA Award winners

English-language movies

Movies directed by Woody Allen

Movies set in New York City

Screenplays by Woody Allen

United States National Film Registry movies

Movies about writers

Manhattan (movie)