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Friday, 2022 Febuary 4th
issue 13
the first 49 1/3
of Woody Allen’s movies
The Critical Creative Contributors & Crews
In listing our rating and rankings
(
Playing
the Parlor
Game:
Estimating & Investigating, Debating & Evaluating, Ranking & Rating the Movies
)
for each movie that we take note of, included are:
•
our rating among the eight tiers:
top:
astounding masterpiece
2nd:
superbly excellent movie
3rd:
extremely good movie
4th:
quite good movie
5th:
fairly good movie
6th:
slightly good movie
7th:
somewhat interesting
8th:
nearly merely diverting
•
our overall ranking among all
49 1/3
movies
•
our ranking:
C:
among the
35 1/3
comedies
DcC:
between the two drama-cum-comedies
D:
among the 12 dramas
Woody Allen has written or co-written the scripts of all the
49 1/3
movies that he’s made (which is to say, that he has directed).
He has been the sole scriptwriter of
41 1/3
of his movies.
For the other eight, he co-wrote the script (these include his first four movies and six of his first eight).
For each of these other eight, we here look at:
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who the co-scriptwriter was
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what our rating & rankings of the movie are
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Woody Allen’s 1st moviemaking period
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the farcical period, 1969-1975
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co-scriptwriter
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rating & rankings
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1969
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Mickey Rose
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7th
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#48
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C:
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34
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Take the Money and Run
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1971
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Mickey Rose
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7th
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#47
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C:
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33
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Bananas
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1972
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David Reuben
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6th
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#42
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C:
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28
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
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1973
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Marshall Brickman
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6th
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#43
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C:
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29
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Sleeper
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Woody Allen’s 2nd moviemaking period
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the comedic masterpieces period, 1977-1998
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co-scriptwriter
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rating & rankings
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1977
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Marshall Brickman
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top
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#4
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C:
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3
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Annie Hall
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1979
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Marshall Brickman
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top
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#1
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C:
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1
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Manhattan
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1993
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Marshall Brickman
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2nd
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#23
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C:
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16
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Manhattan Murder Mystery
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1994
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Douglas McGrath
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top
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#6
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C:
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5
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Bullets over Broadway
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For each of the
49 1/3
movies, we here look at:
•
who the cinematographer (the director of photography) was
•
who the editor was
•
who the production designer (or the art director) was
•
what our rating & rankings of the movie are
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Woody Allen’s 1st moviemaking period
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the farcical period, 1969-1975
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(5 comedies)
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cinematographer
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editor
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production designer
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rating & rankings
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1969
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Lester Shorr & *Fouad Said
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James T. Heckert & Paul Jordan & Ron Kalish & **Ralph Rosenblum
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***Fred Harpman
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7th
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#48
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C:
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34
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Take the Money and Run
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1971
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Andrew M. Costikyan
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Ralph Rosenblum & Ron Kalish
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Ed Wittstein
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7th
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#47
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C:
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33
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Bananas
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1972
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David M. Walsh
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James T. Heckert & Eric Albertson
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Dale Hennesy
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6th
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#42
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C:
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28
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
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1973
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David M. Walsh
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Ralph Rosenblum & Ron Kalish & O. Nicholas Brown
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Dale Hennesy
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6th
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#43
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C:
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29
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Sleeper
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1975
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Ghislain Cloquet
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Ralph Rosenblum & Ron Kalish & ****George Hively
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***Willy Holt
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5th
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#38
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C:
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25
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Love and Death
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Woody Allen’s 2nd moviemaking period
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the comedic masterpieces period, 1977-1998
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(19 1/3
comedies, 1
drama-cum-comedy,
3 dramas)
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cinematographer
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editor
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production designer
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rating & rankings
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1977
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Gordon Willis
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Wendy Greene Bricmont & Ralph Rosenblum
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Mel Bourne
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top
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#4
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C:
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3
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Annie Hall
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1978
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Gordon Willis
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Ralph Rosenblum
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Mel Bourne
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4th
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#35
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D:
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11
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Interiors
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1979
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Gordon Willis
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Susan E. Morse
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Mel Bourne
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top
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#1
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C:
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1
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Manhattan
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1980
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Gordon Willis
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Susan E. Morse
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Mel Bourne
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top
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#7
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C:
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6
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Stardust Memories
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1982
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Gordon Willis
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Susan E. Morse
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Mel Bourne
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5th
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#40
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C:
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27
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A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy
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1983
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Gordon Willis
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Susan E. Morse
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Mel Bourne
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4th
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#32
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C:
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21
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Zelig
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1984
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Gordon Willis
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Susan E. Morse
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Mel Bourne
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3rd
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#29
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C:
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19
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Broadway Danny Rose
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1985
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Gordon Willis
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Susan E. Morse
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Stuart Wurtzel
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3rd
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#28
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C:
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18
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
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1986
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Stuart Wurtzel
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top
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#3
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C:
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2
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Hannah and Her Sisters
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1987
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#9
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C:
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7
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Radio Days
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1987
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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6th
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#41
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D:
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12
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September
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1988
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Sven Nykvist
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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4th
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#33
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D:
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10
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Another Woman
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1989
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Sven Nykvist
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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5th
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#38v
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below
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C:
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25
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Oedipus Wrecks
(a vignette; one of three that comprise the anthology movie
New York Stories)
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1989
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Sven Nykvist
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#17
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DcC:
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1
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Crimes and Misdemeanors
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1990
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#10
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C:
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8
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Alice
or (original working title)
The Magical Herbs of Dr. Yang
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1991
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#12
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C:
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10
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Shadows and Fog
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1992
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#15
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C:
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12
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Husbands and Wives
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1993
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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2nd
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#23
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C:
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16
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Manhattan Murder Mystery
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1994
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#6
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C:
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5
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Bullets over Broadway
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1994
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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8th
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#49
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C:
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35
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Don’t Drink the Water
(a made-for-TV movie; the only one)
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1995
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#11
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C:
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9
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Mighty Aphrodite
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1996
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#5
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C:
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4
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Everyone Says I Love You
(a musical comedy; the only musical)
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1997
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Carlo Di Palma
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#19
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C:
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13
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Deconstructing Harry
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1998
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Sven Nykvist
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Susan E. Morse
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#14
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C:
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11
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Celebrity
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Woody Allen’s 3rd moviemaking period
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the interregnum period, 1999-2004
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(4 comedies, 1
drama-cum-comedy,
1 drama)
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cinematographer
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editor
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production designer
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rating & rankings
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1999
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Fei Zhao
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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4th
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#31
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D:
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9
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Sweet and Lowdown
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2000
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Fei Zhao
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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5th
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#36
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C:
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23
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Small Time Crooks
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2001
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Fei Zhao
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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4th
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#34
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C:
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22
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
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2002
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Wedigo von Schultzendorff
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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4th
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#30
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C:
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20
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Hollywood Ending
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2003
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Darius Khondji
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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6th
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#44
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C:
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30
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Anything Else
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2004
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Vilmos Zsigmond
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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3rd
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#26
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DcC:
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2
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Melinda and Melinda
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Woody Allen’s 4th moviemaking period
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the dramatic masterpieces period, 2005-2013
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(4 comedies, 5 dramas)
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cinematographer
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editor
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production designer
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rating & rankings
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2005
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Remi Adefarasin
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Alisa Lepselter
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Jim Clay
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top
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#16
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D:
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4
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Match Point
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2006
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Remi Adefarasin
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Alisa Lepselter
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Maria Djurkovic
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5th
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#39
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C:
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26
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Scoop
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2007
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Vilmos Zsigmond
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Alisa Lepselter
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Maria Djurkovic
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top
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#13
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D:
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3
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Cassandra’s Dream
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2008
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Javier Aguirresarobe
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Alisa Lepselter
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Alain Bainée
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top
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#8
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D:
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2
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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2009
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Harris Savides
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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3rd
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#25
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C:
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17
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Whatever Works
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2010
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Vilmos Zsigmond
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Alisa Lepselter
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Jim Clay
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top
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#18
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D:
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5
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
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2011
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Darius Khondji
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Alisa Lepselter
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Anne Seibel
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2nd
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#20
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C:
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14
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Midnight in Paris
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2012
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Darius Khondji
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Alisa Lepselter
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Anne Seibel
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6th
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#45
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C:
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31
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To Rome with Love
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2013
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Javier Aguirresarobe
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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top
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#2
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D:
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1
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Blue Jasmine
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Woody Allen’s 5th moviemaking period
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the most recent period, 2014-2020 (so far)
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(3 comedies, 3 dramas)
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cinematographer
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editor
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production designer
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rating & rankings
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2014
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Darius Khondji
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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5th
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#37
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C:
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24
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Magic in the Moonlight
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2015
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Darius Khondji
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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2nd
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#21
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D:
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6
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Irrational Man
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2016
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Vittorio Storaro
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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3rd
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#27
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D:
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8
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Café Society
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2017
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Vittorio Storaro
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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2nd
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#24
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D:
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7
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Wonder Wheel
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2018
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Vittorio Storaro
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Alisa Lepselter
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Santo Loquasto
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6th
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#46
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C:
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32
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A Rainy Day in New York
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2020
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Vittorio Storaro
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Alisa Lepselter
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Alain Bainée
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2nd
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#22
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C:
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15
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Rifkin’s Festival
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*
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credited as locations
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**
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credited as editorial consultant
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***
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credited as art director (no one credited as production designer)
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****
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uncredited
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