It is already more than 20 years ago that I "Zelig," Woody Allen's comedy about a human chameleon, was last seen. The last movie night Barbara mentioned that she has a DVD of it and like me, also rose in other memories of this fascinating masterpiece. We agreed immediately, This will be our next film! Who has
"Zelig" not yet seen, should take the opportunity to see this classic. The film is very funny and is one of the smartest comedies in film history.
Content:
New York at the end of the twenties. Leonard Zelig has a special property: its uncertainty over other people he is fit mentally and physically to the particular environment. In the vicinity of gangsters he is, for example, even the gangsters. He is world famous for this property as a human chameleon. Among other scientists are taking to the psychiatrist, Dr. Eudora Fletcher of the case. She falls in love with him and heals him with intensive therapy short term. Again, problematic is the situation when Zeligs past is more and more into the public spotlight. There you will find former lover and wives, people who recognize him as their dentist and many others who are now demanding recourse. He fled to Germany where he is due to the external circumstances to the National Socialists. Eudora is looking for him and makes him on the Nazi Party located right behind Hitler.
In style and gesture of a perfect simulation of a popular documentary about a public figure. A masterful satire of pathos, hypocrisy, authenticity and affectation sensationalism a media-specific public, but also a cinematic essay on identity and adaptation in the modern world. (Encyclopedia of International Films)
The film uses both black and white and color sequences, the presence of shots are always colored. Were used including camera lenses from the twenties to create a smooth transition between the used newsreel footage and new material.
Famous intellectuals like Susan Sontag, Saul Bellow and Bruno Bettelheim to comment on the film's plot to make the movie seem like a real documentary.
As always begins the night club Friday from 19 clock, the movie, we start by 20 clock.
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