DIANNE WIEST IS SO GOOD. Nervous to excited to disappointed to humiliated to angry and then to confused/concerned in the span of 2.5 minutes. It feels real.
My favorite scene in one of my all-time favorite films. The camerawork here is outstanding (not to mention the script and acting). Knowing about Lee's involvement in Hannah's husband's infidelities, you feel her guilt as Holly attacks Hannah unfairly. Brilliant.
Mia was great in this. Well cast as the sister she played. Woody wanted her to play this sister even though he said she could pick the one she wanted to play. She agreed with him. I think she was a great actress.
This single scene may be the zenith of Allen's work as a dramatic director, starting with the script, then the casting, directing, and acting, the camerawork, framing, and lighting, and the editing. People like and dislike, love and hate Allen for many reasons, some valid, some not. But from an artistic and technical standpoint, this scene may be better than the entirety of some of his other efforts to be a dramatic artist, such as INTERIORS and SEPTEMBER.
To this day, I wonder why Barbara Hershey's work in this film was not Oscar-nominated. Just watch Ms. Hershey as Carlo Di Palma's camera work goes round and round the three actresses. Whenever she comes into focus you can see her emotions, gradually working up to a pitch, the guilt of having an affair with Elliot (Michael Caine) eating her up. Until the very end of the scene, when Ms. Farrow tells her she looks pale, asks her if she's okay. And her replying that she got dizzy all of a sudden . Brilliant all-around. Script-wise, direction-wise, acting-wise.
I do not see it. But I absolutely see the brilliance in Dianne Wiest's 'performance..Mia's performance was more Oscar worthy than Barbara's-- not that she was bad.
Her character seemed very self absorbed and then pretending to care about Hannah when she did not care when she slept with her husband. Unappealing character though beautiful.
This scene is one of the reasons I actually prefer Hannah and Her Sisters to Annie Hall. Annie Hall is a brilliantly well-done movie but Hannah and Her Sisters has a lot more characters and internal struggles. Also Woody Allen's monologue about the Marx brothers movie when he failed attempted suicide is timeless.
One of my favorite scenes. It really shows the character's internal struggles openly and shows the complexity of sibling relationships. I really love Dianne Wiest in this film. I can relate to her a lot. I just don't have an actress as a sister to constantly try and get out of the shadow from.
Yes, but it perfectly captures the attitude of the privileged, showbiz Manhattanites that Woody Allen knows so well. That is EXACTLY what someone in her social circle would say. "Clerical work? I'm an Artist!"
OceanKingNY Yeah, I know lots of 'artists'. Even more 'writers' and a few 'poets'. Funny how they always seem to have a partner who works a regular job so they can pay their bills.
@@thearchbishopofcanterbury7951 Be that as it may, Manhattan is in fact a great world center of music, drama, television, radio, and film and has been for nearly 100 years. Tens of thousands work hard in all kinds of crafts & professions, not just actors & writers, to bring it all to you. As depicted in the film, the 3 sisters are in fact daughters of well-known, successful entertainers, the eldest, Hannah, having become a successful actor herself. When the other sister says, "That's clerical!", it's not just her vanity/ego involved. It would be letting down her whole family and her own sense of who she is not to work as an artist of some kind. She hasn't lived up to her family's standard in the family business and she's insecure about it. Some people here perhaps mistakenly condemn people who create & make a living through creativity. New York alone gets billions each year in taxes from all that actual (creative) work being done. This is not a fantasy world. The fantasy world is the one you all willingly and with enthusiasm buy on a regular basis in the form of books, films, TV shows, live shows of all kinds, and all the associated stuff, created by creative types as depicted so humanly in this masterpiece of a film.
DIANNE WIEST IS SO GOOD. Nervous to excited to disappointed to humiliated to angry and then to confused/concerned in the span of 2.5 minutes. It feels real.
She won an Academy Award for this.
Won an Academy Award for this role.
My favorite scene in one of my all-time favorite films. The camerawork here is outstanding (not to mention the script and acting). Knowing about Lee's involvement in Hannah's husband's infidelities, you feel her guilt as Holly attacks Hannah unfairly. Brilliant.
Beautifully written and acted scene.
god i love this movie....and this scene. the brilliant way the camera turns, the acting, the script....it's the best.
Mia was great in this. Well cast as the sister she played. Woody wanted her to play this sister even though he said she could pick the one she wanted to play. She agreed with him. I think she was a great actress.
This single scene may be the zenith of Allen's work as a dramatic director, starting with the script, then the casting, directing, and acting, the camerawork, framing, and lighting, and the editing. People like and dislike, love and hate Allen for many reasons, some valid, some not. But from an artistic and technical standpoint, this scene may be better than the entirety of some of his other efforts to be a dramatic artist, such as INTERIORS and SEPTEMBER.
To this day, I wonder why Barbara Hershey's work in this film was not Oscar-nominated. Just watch Ms. Hershey as Carlo Di Palma's camera work goes round and round the three actresses. Whenever she comes into focus you can see her emotions, gradually working up to a pitch, the guilt of having an affair with Elliot (Michael Caine) eating her up. Until the very end of the scene, when Ms. Farrow tells her she looks pale, asks her if she's okay. And her replying that she got dizzy all of a sudden . Brilliant all-around. Script-wise, direction-wise, acting-wise.
I do not see it. But I absolutely see the brilliance in Dianne Wiest's 'performance..Mia's performance was more Oscar worthy than Barbara's-- not that she was bad.
Her character seemed very self absorbed and then pretending to care about Hannah when she did not care when she slept with her husband. Unappealing character though beautiful.
This scene is one of the reasons I actually prefer Hannah and Her Sisters to Annie Hall. Annie Hall is a brilliantly well-done movie but Hannah and Her Sisters has a lot more characters and internal struggles. Also Woody Allen's monologue about the Marx brothers movie when he failed attempted suicide is timeless.
Spot on.
One of my favorite scenes. It really shows the character's internal struggles openly and shows the complexity of sibling relationships. I really love Dianne Wiest in this film. I can relate to her a lot. I just don't have an actress as a sister to constantly try and get out of the shadow from.
Typical issues that come up between women. Very realistic.
this is literally when i go to lunch with my mom and my 2 aunts. so accurate
I agree
Although both are fantastic
Mixy Caine won an Oscar for this? This is quintessentially 80s! It reminds me of being a kid and watching stuff with dirty New York of old
Agreed.. It shows the relationships among the 3 sisters in one scene.
Dianne wiest is my favorite Oscar winner she’s so great in this insecure role
I'm getting dizzy too from the camera movement
Perfect scene.
I just wanna a salad.......boy...you really know how to break me down...................
The way she says, "That's clerical!" As if the suggestion was she work in a slaughterhouse or a brothel.
Yes, but it perfectly captures the attitude of the privileged, showbiz Manhattanites that Woody Allen knows so well. That is EXACTLY what someone in her social circle would say. "Clerical work? I'm an Artist!"
OceanKingNY Yeah, I know lots of 'artists'. Even more 'writers' and a few 'poets'. Funny how they always seem to have a partner who works a regular job so they can pay their bills.
@@thearchbishopofcanterbury7951 Be that as it may, Manhattan is in fact a great world center of music, drama, television, radio, and film and has been for nearly 100 years. Tens of thousands work hard in all kinds of crafts & professions, not just actors & writers, to bring it all to you. As depicted in the film, the 3 sisters are in fact daughters of well-known, successful entertainers, the eldest, Hannah, having become a successful actor herself. When the other sister says, "That's clerical!", it's not just her vanity/ego involved. It would be letting down her whole family and her own sense of who she is not to work as an artist of some kind. She hasn't lived up to her family's standard in the family business and she's insecure about it. Some people here perhaps mistakenly condemn people who create & make a living through creativity. New York alone gets billions each year in taxes from all that actual (creative) work being done. This is not a fantasy world. The fantasy world is the one you all willingly and with enthusiasm buy on a regular basis in the form of books, films, TV shows, live shows of all kinds, and all the associated stuff, created by creative types as depicted so humanly in this masterpiece of a film.
LOL!!!
@@GildaLee27 she’s just self indulgent and wants to be an artist so she doesn’t have to work for a living.
You know I could always tell what you thought of me by the type of men you try to set me up with.
Going to be a remake-
"Ha'Nah and Her Sistuz" with a diversity cast. Dey be hab'n lunch at Popeyes and caps be poppin.
However great this movie is, and it is, it would have been monumentally better had Oprah been one of the sisters................
Lee is filled with guilt