Manhattan

American romantic comedy-drama Manhattan was released in 1979 and was directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe from a screenplay by Allen and Marshall Brickman. This movie is now considered to be one of the best New York movies of all time. Despite dating a 17-year-old girl (Mariel Hemingway) and falling in love with his best friend's mistress (Michael Murphy), Allen co-stars as a 42-year-old comedy writer who has been divorced twice (Diane Keaton). Also featured are Meryl Streep and Anne Byrne.

The 2.35:1 widescreen film Manhattan was Allen's first to be shot in black and white. George Gershwin composed the soundtrack, which includes the movie's inspiration, Rhapsody in Blue. The movie, according to Allen, is a cross between Annie Hall and Interiors. The movie garnered positive reviews and was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Allen and Brickman as well as Best Supporting Actress for Hemingway. It was Allen's second-biggest box office success in North America with North American box office receipts of $39.9 million (adjusted for inflation). The National Film Registry was created by the United States Library of Congress in 2001 after deciding that the movie was "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Duration: 96 mins

Year: 1979

Director: Woody Allen

Cast: Woody Allen, Mariel Hemingway, Diane Keaton