Hannah und ihre Schwestern

According to feedback, earnings, Oscars, and position among fans, one of the cornerstones of Mistrova's work. To my surprise, it is not one of those absolute masterpieces for me and also brings some changes to the director's natural genre, but it is still unmistakably Woody. His relational labyrinth is this time elevated by two levels and it takes a little effort to understand the reshuffling of relationships with former partners, current relatives, and potential partners, who are also current relatives. The frequent motif of hypochondria also gains a new face, this time expanded from occasional gags into the key storyline of the character Mickey. His associated search for the ideal religion is one of Allen's most original jabs at the manners of modern society. So even though the script is a bit fragmented due to multiple main characters, I really enjoy watching Hana. Especially because of the biting monologues and the optimistic and hopeful tone. (24.02.2008)

The way I like Woody Allen best, i.e., by giving us a conversational tragicomedy dissecting family and romantic relationships. He writes and directs about love, jealousy, rivalry, infidelity, ambitions, regrets, and many other feelings and phenomena that surround us. He relies on excellent actors, to whom he gives believable and high-quality dialogues. His characters are not mere templates and are flesh and blood people who can hold the viewer's interest until the end. The screenplay is lightened with a long series of jokes, Allen traditionally undermines all possible authorities and values ("Child molestation is a touchy subject..., We nev-- We don't name names! We say the Pope."). He doesn't spare himself either, as his hypochondriac television director Mickey is a perfect parody of himself. The positive tone of the film is important - its characters find their way to each other despite all the mishaps and can maintain and expand their family without an overload of pathos, cheap sentiment, and moral speeches so common in American family films. It is a seemingly inconspicuous but all the more impressive film about people and their values. As he has done several times before, Allen divided his film into a series of chapters, separated by headings. And just like before, he couldn't resist framing his two great loves - jazz and New York - in the film. Overall impression: 95%. (17.08.2008)

Den Geburtstag von Michael Caine habe ich mit seiner ersten Oscar-Rolle gefeiert. Die Party mit Hannah und ihre Schwestern war toll. Es ist eine angenehm entspannte romantische Filmkomödie mit ein wenig Drama. Der Anfang ist ausgezeichnet, im Laufe der Zeit wird der Film noch besser. Das Ende ist ein bisschen verlegen, aber was soll’s. Wenn die Filmemacher ein Happyend wollen, kann man es nicht verhindern. Außerdem hat es zu Hannah und ihre Schwestern gepasst. Es hat mir gefallen, dass es in dem Film keine überflüssige Figur gibt (das gilt auch für den Hypochonder Mickey, auch wenn ich lange gedacht habe, dass diese Figur nur als Schauspielgelegenheit für Woody Allen dient). Und der erwähnte Michael Caine? Er ist (natürlich) perfekt. Ich muss aber auch hinzufügen (um gerecht zu sein), dass ihm der exzellente Max von Sydow in allen Hinsichten gleichkommt.__PS: Ich hätte wirklich nicht gedacht, dass ich in dem Film mein Lieblingslied "I've heard that song before" hören werde. (15.03.2012)

A little weaker than I'm used to in Allen's company, to be honest. I would even say that if it wasn't for his character of a peculiar (how else) hypochondriac, I would’ve hardly found my way to the story. Fortunately, there is no shortage of funny lines and the cast shines in front of the camera, which is a joy to watch as well as Woody's wisdom and life experience, something he has richly capitalized on here, but this time, he doesn’t deserve more than 75%. (02.08.2013)

Woody Allen definitely did not disappoint in this case. He unfolds the fates of six incredibly well-acted characters. These are entertaining, tragic, emotional and overall simply captivating stories and relationships. The cast is amazing and the actors are a joy to watch, you will laugh, believe them, and be satisfied. (12.01.2016)