Annie Hall Essay

Annie Hall starring and directed by Woody Allen (1977) is a romantic dramatic comedy. It makes use of many important film techniques, one being specific screen direction. The screen direction plays an important role in creating and supporting the genre of the film.
Annie Hall is falls under a mixed genre. It is a romantic dramatic comedy, as opposed to the general romantic comedy which is so popular. It has the elements of a romantic comedy such as the ‘cute couple’, the funny moments, the arguments that are inherent to such movies as ultimately it brings about the unhappy couples happy ending. This is where Annie Hall deviates from the standard romantic comedy genre and edges into the dramatic. Instead of a fight and a happy ending, Annie Hall has many arguments and disagreements and the audience is told from the get-go that this is not a happy ending. It also delves into the past unfortunate romantic history of both Alvy and Annie. These variances from the normative romantic comedy style are seen expressly in the screen direction throughout the film.
It is important to note that they are walking from the right side of the screen towards the left side.
This mid shot scene takes place after a humorous scene with the crayfish that shows that their relationship had cute, fun moments typical of a conventional romantic comedy as well as the romantic moments such as the one seen here where they enjoy a romantic walk on the beach at