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Love and Death

1975
Comedy
War
1h 25m
Woody Allen plays a Russian {Woody Allen Character} who is caught up in the Napoleonic invasion of his country... (imdb)
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Woody Allen Woody Allen
Written by:
Woody Allen Woody Allen
Starring:
Woody Allen Woody Allen Harold Gould Harold Gould Diane Keaton Diane Keaton Tony Jay Tony Jay Jessica Harper Jessica Harper Féodor Atkine Féodor Atkine Olga Georges-Picot Yves Barsacq Aubrey Morris Aubrey Morris Norman Rose Norman Rose Beth Porter Zvee Scooler
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Comedy, War
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France, USA
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Love and Death

1975
Comedy
War
1h 25m
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magbMagb
Rated 14 Apr 2008
90
85th
I think this is the funniest Allen movie I've seen so far. Virutally every line spoken here is amusing at worst. I'm sure I'm missing out on some references to Russian literature and such (I'm actually reading Crime and Punishment right now), but the War & Peace and Seventh Seal references are fairly obvious. My favorite part was the repeated "morality is subjective, but subjectivity is objective, but ..." schtick. Also, "wheat".
Rated 14 Apr 2008
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 03 Mar 2007
5
91st
It was weak. I was never interested. Although the part of the doctor was played with gusto and verve and the girl had a delightful cameo role. A puckish satire of contemporary mores. A droll spoof aimed more at the heart than the head.
Rated 03 Mar 2007
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
94th
Allen's most cerebral comedy, I've always had a soft spot for this one, and it's even funnier now that I get all the Bergman and Dostoyevsky references. A few gags fall flat, but there's an abundance of gut-busters.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
actionbergActionberg
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
97th
This movie is guilty of rewarding the intellectual elitist a great deal with its homages to the works of Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Russian literature in general. It is truly the greatest of Allen's more wacky comedies.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rnevesrrnevesr
Rated 29 Aug 2012
89
85th
only woody allen could be able to poke fun at awesome russian literature, greek philosophers and bergman while actually being funny as fuck. genius work.
Rated 29 Aug 2012
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 22 Aug 2007
81
95th
The movie is pretty obvious. Very rarely an actor/actress surprises me more than a movie. This time Diane Keaton had me in the gut with her eerie and tempting manners. Seems more theatrical than most of Allen. Contains a mix of best elements in Allen comedy. Characters shapeshift dimensions constantly. The dialogue range goes from cheap musicals to satire on the meanings of life.
Rated 22 Aug 2007
addisondewitAddisondeWit
Rated 03 Nov 2007
84
83rd
This is the funniest Woody Allen ever, what is to say very much. Believe me.
Rated 03 Nov 2007
katje_iikatje_
Rated 18 Jan 2010
85
84th
I like the way Allen makes tons of literary and philosophical references without sounding too arrogant. Diane Keaton is just priceless.
Rated 18 Jan 2010
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 23 Oct 2014
85
86th
I noticed they added tons of Woodsy Allen movies to Netflix so I went on a binge then remembered he's a BAD MAN. Mmph, Jessica Harper.
Rated 23 Oct 2014
joojooJooJoo
Rated 04 May 2008
5
80th
"To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; not to love is to suffer; to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy, one must love or love to suffer or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you're getting this down." - Words to live by.
Rated 04 May 2008
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 06 Feb 2009
87
87th
Truly an intellectual comedy. I don't think I ever burst out laughing but I was constantly giddy at all the little jokes and references Allen throws around, and I'm sure I missed many more. The dramatic side of the film is also pretty solid.
Rated 06 Feb 2009
reyRey
Rated 18 Dec 2008
69
15th
Dispensable.
Rated 18 Dec 2008
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 11 Jan 2009
75
52nd
a large number of the jokes were either forced or unfunny, and those that were funny were nothing to write home about. allen and keaton both give performances that were not their best, and the faux-intellectual monologues/conversation (not that i didn't get them) do nothing to further the film's entertainment value. the story is well written, but the film simply lacks anything spectacular about it.
Rated 11 Jan 2009
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 31 Mar 2010
84
60th
Amusing send-up of Russia and Russian literature.
Rated 31 Mar 2010
lexlex
Rated 05 May 2015
90
80th
If you don't catch the references it's hilarious and if you do it's even funnier. Definitely Woody's best goofy film.
Rated 05 May 2015
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
89th
Extremely funny. Keaton is great. And who can ever forget Olga Georges-Picot (born in Shanghai in 1940, during the Japanese occupation, and who, two decades later, would commit suicide in Paris by jumping from her apartment building)?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
derbarneyDer_Barney
Rated 21 Apr 2008
66
9th
Sorry, I don't get it.
Rated 21 Apr 2008
freqflyerfreqflyer
Rated 01 May 2010
87
90th
I saw this right after "Take the Money and Run," and while it is a different kind of comedy, it is still just as funny. Chemistry between Allen and Keaton is great, lots of belly laughs, and if you like philosophy, you'll love the dialogue.
Rated 01 May 2010
frederFreder
Rated 19 Aug 2011
50
36th
It has some inspired moments. . . just not enough of them to keep me awake.
Rated 19 Aug 2011
alanstrangalanstrang
Rated 15 Nov 2014
75
61st
a hilarious early movie from Allen with lots of 70s absurdity.
Rated 15 Nov 2014
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 19 Jul 2008
8
82nd
Hilarious. Possibly Woody's funniest movie.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 19 Sep 2007
4
83rd
Familiarity with the works of Bergman, Dostoevsky, and Eisenstein, as well as some basic understanding of Russian history and culture are sort of a prerequisite if you're going to enjoy this film. I saw it when I was younger and barely cracked a smile because most of the references went right over my head. I recently gave it a second chance after taking a film class and I was laughing so hard I was dying. "Wheat." Hahaha. Wonderful film.
Rated 19 Sep 2007
netmonknetmonk
Rated 28 Aug 2009
80
40th
Really like this movie - one of the last "crazy comedies" Allen made, which makes fun of Bergman, art-house, Russian literature, war, stereotypes, and mixed in with slapstick and absurd nonsense.
Rated 28 Aug 2009
stevekimesstevekimes
Rated 07 Dec 2012
80
47th
Often funny satire of Russian literature and Bergman films, it too has a serious (but not too serious) core to it.
Rated 07 Dec 2012
optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 30 Apr 2009
80
71st
I was really fortunate to be in a decent film class because I have the feeling that without the knowledge of the directors he references I would have been truly lost. Now all I have to do is bone up on my Russian literature.
Rated 30 Apr 2009
eatbeanseatbeans
Rated 30 Sep 2022
2
13th
Hate woody allen movies.
Rated 30 Sep 2022
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 22 Oct 2009
80
81st
Probably Allen's funniest.
Rated 22 Oct 2009
getmoneygetmoney
Rated 19 Jan 2013
85
77th
Improvement on Sleeper, though both are great. Ah, the last one before Annie Hall.
Rated 19 Jan 2013
exmaneXman
Rated 16 Feb 2007
97
99th
The funniest
Rated 16 Feb 2007
rufamRufam
Rated 16 Dec 2010
85
93rd
This Woody at his very best, both as a comedian and as a satirist -"Love and Death" is a biting, hilarious farce that is as sophisticated, brilliant and funny as any of his celebrated masterpieces that would follow. I have to admit however that I have a soft spot for this one -to me, this is the epitome of Woody's hysterical, and yet oh-so-poignant spiritual meditations, his humor is in top form and the allusions to Russian Literature are ingenious even if you don't get all the references.
Rated 16 Dec 2010
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 04 Jul 2020
70
74th
A historical dramady that only Allen could conceive and bring to full life on the screen. It's no 'The Duellists' or one of Watkins' historical masterpieces, but having said that it's far better than many period films that are nothing but facade. Rating may increase on further viewings (I watched it quite a while ago now).
Rated 04 Jul 2020
suldrupSuldrup
Rated 29 Nov 2010
50
29th
It's not that I didn't get all the references to Russian litterature, I simply didn't find them all that humorous. Too much slapstick and intertextuality, too little of the real, heavenly neurotic Woody.
Rated 29 Nov 2010
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 27 Nov 2007
9
90th
Arguably his funniest film.
Rated 27 Nov 2007
stuie299stuie299
Rated 13 May 2013
80
60th
Lacked a decent introduction and felt kinda rushed or forced. However there were some truly hilarious bits. I laughed a decent amount so it must have been doing something right.
Rated 13 May 2013
neonmanNeonman
Rated 23 Aug 2010
87
86th
Woody Allen's neurotic Jewish accent and sexy bad hair perfectly stand out against the impressive and visually stunning 19th century Russia. This could've been a comedy classic for me, but I felt the slapstick wasn't up to snuff as it should've been. But the film mainly concerns itself with the wonderful dialogue and hilarious inspections on the two title subjects. This is a film to be quoted to death.
Rated 23 Aug 2010
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 14 Dec 2011
95
93rd
I've never read a 19th-century Russian novel but I imagine it is exactly like this. This could be Woody's funniest movie - rapidfire one-liners and excellent slapstick. Also, it is almost certainly Diane Keaton's best performance in a Woody Allen film. (two times)
Rated 14 Dec 2011
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 26 Feb 2011
80
88th
Although the beginning is rather tepid, "Love and Death" is a brilliant, glorious parody/ farce/ satire that feels like the ancestor of "Black Adder" and most '80/ '90s parodies.
Rated 26 Feb 2011
theyshoot07theyshoot07
Rated 02 Mar 2008
56
29th
# 877
Rated 02 Mar 2008
shalevshalev
Rated 13 Aug 2020
72
17th
too silly.
Rated 13 Aug 2020
funkyastroFunkyAstro
Rated 19 Dec 2011
90
93rd
Refreshingly intelligent slapstick. Brightened my day.
Rated 19 Dec 2011
dmcrimsonDMCrimson
Rated 15 Jul 2015
85
91st
I don't know russian lit very well and still found this funny.
Rated 15 Jul 2015
yiannosYiannos
Rated 02 May 2021
75
84th
Allen struck the right mix of slapstick and bookish comedy that he generally abandoned after the success of Annie Hall. In retrospect, it perhaps represents a lost pathway, a missed opportunity, but there are plenty of quotables, and Keaton was arguably in peak comic form.
Rated 02 May 2021
edsuedsu
Rated 15 Dec 2010
7
66th
wheat.
Rated 15 Dec 2010
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 20 Apr 2010
70
50th
This is one of Allen's best pre-Annie Hall movies. It's kind of weird and zany like the others, but it actually has something to say, unlike, for example, Take the Money and Run.
Rated 20 Apr 2010
bownBown
Rated 17 May 2010
84
72nd
The wacky slapstick-y bits weren't as off-putting as in something like Bananas, mainly because they were mixed with hilarious, intelligent, philosophical dialogue and Bergman references. I prefer Allen when he's more down-to-Earth, but this was still very good.
Rated 17 May 2010
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 09 Apr 2019
60
26th
Sonja: "To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; not to love is to suffer; to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy, one must love or love to suffer or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you're getting this down."
Rated 09 Apr 2019
vattorvattor
Rated 18 Oct 2009
95
78th
A fondly observed parody of War&Peace and certainly the best conceived of Allen's comedies.The lovable-drunk Uncle Sasha scene and the satirical existentialist-esque dialogue between Keaton and her cousin are guarantees to keep the laugh riot flowing.
Rated 18 Oct 2009
mrhappyMr.Happy
Rated 07 Sep 2014
45
4th
Most of the things it displays meaning to be cynic humor feels to me like a display of the shortcomings in life that can be easily evaded. Yes people are stupid and annoying sometimes, find better ones, not everyone is broken in the wrong way. I mean life is more than the cards you are dealt... you can forge your own life no matter how tricky it can get with those cards, overcome whatever is holding you back, even if not fully, make something of yourself that you like.
Rated 07 Sep 2014
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 28 Aug 2013
64
41st
* Casting, Acting : 6.5 * Script : 7.5 * Directing, Aura : 5.5 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye : 6.5
Rated 28 Aug 2013
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 14 Jul 2011
90
92nd
The best and last of the early Woody movies. Really abuses the pure comedy genre to get out a whole lot of really heavy philosophic, cinematic and literary concepts, references and debates in as bluntly as possible-- but done with all the skill and tact of someone trying really really hard to sleep with a liberal arts student. Satirizes the hell out of the intellectually posing for pussy set (a club Woody's admittedly a member of) in a language only they could understand. Hilarious as shit.
Rated 14 Jul 2011
ferstardustferstardust
Rated 13 Jun 2013
95
89th
Genial! Muito muito muito bom e muito ridiculamente engraçado e aleatório e verborrágico de um jeito genial e
Rated 13 Jun 2013
stainStain
Rated 29 Mar 2007
80
68th
Is it true that this movie parodies just about every movie ever made from a Russian novel? Never mind, it's still funny
Rated 29 Mar 2007
timon88Timon88
Rated 20 Jan 2022
88
93rd
This just may be Woody Allen's best movie
Rated 20 Jan 2022
larsvontrierLarsVonTrier
Rated 07 Feb 2021
3
72nd
o
Rated 07 Feb 2021
philamentalphilamental
Rated 09 Jul 2019
40
10th
I tried to engage with this as best i could but struggled badly to keep watching it through to the end. I'm not really a fan of Woody Allen so I shouldn't be surprised I didn't find this funny.
Rated 09 Jul 2019
dougiedDougieD
Rated 29 Jul 2013
95
91st
A hilarious farce that is clearly inspired by Woody Allen's love for Ingmar Bergman films, right down to shot compositions and philosophical ramblings. Had me in stitches.
Rated 29 Jul 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 22 Oct 2013
89
97th
88.500
Rated 22 Oct 2013
akatemossfanAKateMossFan
Rated 23 Mar 2020
52
76th
armilioArmilio
Rated 19 Jan 2015
75
80th
I think that this film has the biggest ratio joke per minute of all times: i needed a rewatch to fully appreciate all the jokes and the fun.
Rated 19 Jan 2015
ytadelYtadel
Rated 02 Feb 2023
4
43rd
I know little to nothing about Bergman or classic Russian literature so it’s highly likely most of what this was parodying just sailed miles over my head. James Tolkan as Napoleon was pretty funny.
Rated 02 Feb 2023
morevnamorevna.
Rated 18 Nov 2017
95
94th
"No, you're Don Francisco's sister!" Iconic.
Rated 18 Nov 2017
frankhowleyFrankHowley
Rated 05 Jun 2010
85
90th
Allen's funniest film.
Rated 05 Jun 2010
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 25 Mar 2009
4
74th
A truly unique film, and a very funny literary spoof. The screenplay is extremely witty, occasionally delving into slapstick, which is still very amusing. From the farcical philosophy to the physical gags, it's consistently outrageous and often hilarious.
Rated 25 Mar 2009
hulothulot
Rated 18 Sep 2012
80
81st
watched: 2012, 2020
Rated 18 Sep 2012
tangooooooTangoooooo
Rated 17 Apr 2011
60
20th
Not my cup of tea. Maybe i didn't pay enough attention to it.
Rated 17 Apr 2011
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 11 Sep 2013
70
67th
Smart farce from Woody. Occasionally jokes fall a little flat, but all-in-all this is constantly funny and engaging. Keaton and Allen are both supurb too.
Rated 11 Sep 2013
susmattsusmatt
Rated 20 Feb 2012
69
51st
Woody, memorable quip-trading with one-liners.
Rated 20 Feb 2012
kasperlKasperL
Rated 18 May 2012
30
10th
Merely referencing stuff is not funny to me, and I don't see how what Woody does in this film is any more sophisticated than the "jokes" in present-day spoofs. Also, were the big-word discussions an attempt to make his comedy cerebral or a piss-take on intellectualism? Not that I really care much.
Rated 18 May 2012
koliechuckiekoliechuckie
Rated 05 Sep 2009
95
94th
Woody Allens masterpiece! It just gets you on your knees. Trully the best! (I love that part about love/suffer:D)
Rated 05 Sep 2009
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 11 Jun 2009
77
79th
Ha ha! I get those references!
Rated 11 Jun 2009
amerigoamerigo
Rated 10 Sep 2007
66
14th
Well this movie is n--WOODY ALLEN!!... I've never been a fan of Woody Allen, but this movie is making me hate him. He's never actually funny and the only thing he can play is WOODY ALLEN!!. That said he's not too terrible a writer/director, because the other characters are at times amusing and the parodies of Russian literature and culture are genuinely clever. Nevertheless, it's a terrible failure of a comedy.
Rated 10 Sep 2007
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 22 May 2019
55
17th
I understood that Bergman reference
Rated 22 May 2019
gleebgleeb
Rated 02 Sep 2008
90
98th
This is a damned funny movie.
Rated 02 Sep 2008
caimancaiman
Rated 04 Jul 2011
79
59th
This is a good bridge between Allen's slapstick comedies and his more cerebral comedies, as it contains a healthy dose of both. While I didn't love it I did find it pretty funny at times. If I were more familiar with Russian literature I might have liked it a lot more (my own problem, I admit). I did get the Bergman references though.
Rated 04 Jul 2011
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 18 Dec 2009
77
88th
Good Movie
Rated 18 Dec 2009
cussotcussot
Rated 27 Sep 2008
80
51st
I was taking a Tolstoy/Dostoevsky class when this flick came out. Needless to say, I howled all the way through it. I suspect it wouldn't seem as funny today now that all I ever read are blog entries and my own lame reviews.
Rated 27 Sep 2008
doyler29doyler29
Rated 12 Sep 2023
90
87th
Unlike his previous films, this is a fairly lush, proper looking film with great cinematography by Ghislain Cloquet. Writing entirely on his own, Allen grafts his Marx Brothers/Charlie Chaplin/Bob Hope sense of humour onto his love of philosophy, Russian literature and European art films. It's a strange mix, and it's absolutely hilarious ... easily his funniest straight comedy.
Rated 12 Sep 2023
xakkmasterXakkMaster
Rated 24 May 2020
84
73rd
Very clever, often laugh-out-loud funny.
Rated 24 May 2020
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 21 Jun 2008
37
35th
The best early Allen film, but that doesn't say all that much. Why people thought his early period was that funny, I'll never figure out.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
bmuniseBmunise
Rated 05 Mar 2009
95
80th
This was the greatest god damn movie to learn about the semester after taking a course on Russian Literature, which Allen knows very well.
Rated 05 Mar 2009
bolivarbolivar
Rated 19 Mar 2020
65
35th
mediocre woody allen. somewhat playful but eventually quite meaningless.
Rated 19 Mar 2020
roofsrunnerroofs_runner
Rated 22 Jun 2011
91
87th
Just hilarious. That Dostoevsky dialogue just made my day.
Rated 22 Jun 2011
nevejasnevejas
Rated 09 Nov 2018
82
82nd
Despite a few cheap shots, like mentioning famous character names for no reason, Love and Death juxtaposes the supposed depth of classical Russian literature with the simpler more contemporary worldview brilliantly and with great ease. Devil, however, is in the detail and this movie is full of it, from two napoleons fighting in the background to well ridiculed monologues about when to love is to suffer. All this without ever losing that Russian spirit, just so slightly distorted.
Rated 09 Nov 2018
eastondEastonD
Rated 15 Jun 2011
92
88th
For a Woody Allen film, it's surprisingly funny.
Rated 15 Jun 2011
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 22 Dec 2011
85
71st
A lot of fantastic gags in this, though I'm glad Woody ended up breaking free from the Mel Brooks/Marx Brothers stuff he had going to carve his own path with Annie Hall.
Rated 22 Dec 2011
beejBeej
Rated 07 May 2010
85
76th
Bloody hilarious
Rated 07 May 2010
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 29 May 2020
45
30th
High brow slapstick spoof produces a few laughs and universal truths, but Allen's fourth wall breaking, neurotic style is not my cup of tea once again.
Rated 29 May 2020
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 10 Mar 2010
80
80th
Comedy of Allen in a paced and hysterical madman. A type humor sometimes a little out of the ordinary, pretty goofy and exaggerated. But it has great lines, very entertaining.
Rated 10 Mar 2010
davidkahaneDavidKahane
Rated 15 Aug 2007
81
68th
It's remarkable how much of this film plays out with the same tone and rhythms of an average, critically disdained modern comedy. There's a similar commitment to laughs-at-all-costs. Flailing slapstick, broadly crude wordplay and anachronistic nonsense are deployed for jolts and jokes. Of course, Allen is spoofing Russian literature, drama and philosophy so the film has considerably more heft. It's as clearly a descendant of the grinning anarchy of the Marx Brothers as anything Allen ever did.
Rated 15 Aug 2007

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