Following specials on Marlon Brando and Orson Welles a few years ago, David 'Ghosty' Wills once again joins the podcast to dive into another figure who has achieved legendary status in American film. This time we focus mainly on one film, namely Zelig from 1983, but before that Ghosty and Antony hit a few points of interest regarding the filmmaker himself
How iconic a figure is Woody Allen? What are his best films and when did we first start watching them? Is Woody versatile and experimental or does he tend to make the same film repeatedly, as some criticise him for? And what about the allegations…?
Towards the end of part 1 we get into the film itself, starting with the remarkable technical achievement that it is, the famous era it evokes and the obvious theme of changing appearance and persona to fit in. Are we all Leonard Zelig to a less extreme degree?
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episode links
Zelig film pages & trailer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelig
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086637/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVs1Am5vSAc
The first appearances of Zelig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUW8JsLDsNo
Woody Allen's filmed ranked worst to best
https://www.tasteofcinema.com/2017/all-48-woody-allen-movies-ranked-from-worst-to-best/
Stardust Memories opening sequence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWD5NXPIRuo
Woody as a bespectacled sperm!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGgY8D3tmds
The wedding night consummation scene from 'Bananas' (with Don Dunphy and Howard Cosell)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shijJmRYnEg
Rick Moranis as Woody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOL5h1XKWDQ
Woody on the Dick Cavett show 1969
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_ADwUb-hRY
