Love and Death (1975)
- Starring:
- Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, (more)
- Director(s):
- Woody Allen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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Woody Allen's Love and Death is purportedly a satire of all things Russian, from Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky novels to Sergei Eisenstein films, but it plays more like a spin on Bob Hope's Monsieur Beaucaire. Allen plays Boris, a 19th century Russian who falls in love with his distant (and married) cousin Sonja (Diane Keaton). Pressed into service with the Russian army during the war against Napoleon, Boris accidentally becomes a hero, then goes on to win a duel against a cuckolded husband (Harold Gould). He returns to Sonja, hoping to settle down on the Steppes somewhere, but Sonja has become fired up with patriotic fervor, insisting that Boris join a plot to kill Napoleon. Intellectual in-jokes abound in Love and Death, and other gags are basic Allen one-liners; for instance, after being congratulated for his lovemaking skills, Boris replies nonchalantly, "I practice a lot when I'm alone." The pseudo-Russian ambience of Love and Death is comically enhanced by the Sergey Prokofiev compositions on the musical track. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 85 mins
Complete Cast:
- Woody Allen - Boris
- Harold Gould - Anton Ivanovitch
- Olga Georges-Picot - Countess Alexandrovna
- Despo Diamantidou - Mother
- Alfred Lutter - Young Boris
- James Tolkan - Napoleon
- Frank Adu - Drill Sergeant
- Yves Brainville - Andre
- Florian - Uncle Nicolai
- Denise Peron - Spanish Countess
- Jacques Maury - Second
- Jack Lenoir - Krapotkin
- Larry Hankin - Uncle Sasha
- Helene Vallier - Mme. Wolfe
- Jack Berard - Gen. Lecoq
- Glenn Williams - Soldier
- Fred Smith - Soldier
- Howard Vernon - Gen. Leveque
- C.A.R. Smith - Father Nikolai
- Shimen Ruskin - Borslov
- Brian Coburn - Dmitri
- Gerard Buhr - Servant
- Albert Augier - Waiter
- Diane Keaton - Sonia
- Sol Frieder - Leonid Voskovec
- Henri Czarniak - Ivan Grushenko
- Féodor Atkine - Mikhail
- Jessica Harper - Natasha
- Georges Adet - Old Nehamken
- Yves Barsacq - Rimsky
- Sandor Eles - Soldier #2
- Beth Porter - Anna
- Aubrey Morris - Soldier #4
- Leib Lensky - Father Andre
- Tony Jay - Vladimir Maximovitch
- Jacqueline Fogt - Ludmilla
- Ed Marcus - Raskov
- Chris Sanders - Joseph
- Roger Lumont - Baker
- Tutte Lemkow - Pierre
- Alan Tilvern - Sergeant
- Zvee Scooler - Father
- Luce Fabiole - Grandmother
- Patricia Crown - Cheerleader
- Lloyd Battista - Don Francisco
- Edmond Ardisson - Priest
- Director(s):
- Woody Allen
- Writer(s):
- Woody Allen, Mildred Cramm
- Producer(s):
- Charles H. Joffe, Martin Poll, Fred T. Gallo
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Humor, Adult Situations)
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- 1975 - Love and Death - Berlin International Film Festival - Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
