Manhattan (movie)

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.

The movie had mostly positive reviews.

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

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