Rhapsodies

This was another hard one since Woody Allen‘s Annie Hall is mostly just people talking. Which while fun to watch is hell for the cartoonist looking for ideas. For me what I remember about it most (besides all of the great surreal bits) Was Annie’s first appearance (not counting her in the tennis courts) in her street clothes which consist of the white blouse, black slacks (possibly mens) black vest and the completely incongruous sunhat. Is this what she as a free spirit feels comfortable in? or is this something a hick from Wisconsin mistakenly thought would look hip in the big city? Who cares, it’s her!

I have to say I think that this is one of the sketches where the “don’t refresh your memory” rule is paying off. I like the way “Alvy”, while having all of the necessary “Woody” qualities, does not really look that much like Woody Allen.