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Michael

Homage to Annie Hall (1977, Woody Allen)

From a bygone era, both for society and the film-maker....
This was a movie which impacted our pre-Internet society in many ways: comedy/satire, fashion, dating, intellectualism...

I just shared this short-list with a colleague, noting how so many of my long-time interests in #psychology phenomena were stimulated (along with my funny bone) in this film classic.

The whole film can be found online these days, but here are 3 highlights which are now part of my DNA....
Since it's still formatted for 'here'/ pora* (my post, shared privately earlier), I suppose I should share it, prime-time #nostalgia....

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This is my touchstone for ā€œWoody Allenā€ films. As a young man who ā€˜fell in loveā€™ with Diane Keaton (as did the fashion world) with this film, I was ā€˜imprintedā€™ to Annie Hall. Keaton was like a lovable hippie-type (70ā€™s/NY) and Allen the ultimate NY neurotic. Three scenes Iā€™ll never forget:

This one was ('appetizer') is a bit of ā€˜slapstickā€™, on 'dating' chemistry +/- :
Cooking Lobster

And this one below, I think, fed my interest in both psychology and the phenomenon of ā€œairheadsā€ and ā€˜elective ignoranceā€™ (as we see these days too)ā€¦

It's a quick look (I think profound) at ā€œintellectualism vs. happinessā€ - Woody Allen and Keaton see a happy-looking couple. Cynical Woody is in despair about how difficult it is to find happiness in a relationship. He asks for their secret:

'You look like a very happy couple'

And one more, for a trifecta of Annie Hall profundities - this one with Marshall McLuhan in a cameo. Here we see another blow at intellectual smugness, as - waiting in line for a show - Woody endures someone blathering away about ā€˜the meaningā€™ā€¦ Love this one:

Annie Hall [Cinema scene, with Marshall McLuhan]

Hope one or more of these stimulates a smile or moment of thought!

For me, one of the best movies ever made, as craft, comedy, ensemble, & lifeā€¦

#WoodyAllen #FilmHistory #mindfulness #cynicism #comedy #wit #DianeKeaton #1977 #movies #AnnieHall

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Jakobu

Tom Nagel Rasmussen

Og det var ham Svenner

Danish lyrics are made by proletarian poet and rhyme genius Halfdan Rasmussen from his self biographic poems collection called "And that wasā€¦ " with songs from 1920-30 Copenhagen riff-raff neighbourhood Christianshavn. Music and singing is by his son.

It is the song about the boy Sven who was always beaten by everybody.

#music #vise #song #TomNagelRasmussen #HalfdanRasmussen #Flying #Christianshavn #Danmark #Denmark #1927 #1977

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