Chapter 1
The early slapstick era
Chapter 2
The New York masterpieces
Chapter 3
Homages to European cinema
Chapter 4
The late European tour
YOUR GOAL
Master of The films of Woody Allen
Ch 1 · The early slapstick era
schopenhauer Early Slapstick Era
No words needed when we slip and slide on a giant banana peel!
schopenhauer Love and Death parodied classic 19th-century Russian literature, particularly the works of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.
schopenhauer Sleeper combined 1970s science fiction with physical comedy inspired by Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.
BETA
schopenhauer Sort classic comedy routines into the box to master Woody Allen's iconic filmography.
Fun Fact
Sleeper props: The giant inflatable suit used in the 1973 film Sleeper was actually inflated using household vacuum cleaners on set.
Glossary
slapstick (noun)
Comedy based on clumsy actions and embarrassingly humorous mistakes. Woody Allen heavily utilized this physical humor in his 1973 science fiction comedy Sleeper.
Comedy based on clumsy actions and embarrassingly humorous mistakes. Woody Allen heavily utilized this physical humor in his 1973 science fiction comedy Sleeper.
Quiz
What instrument does the lead character play in the marching band in the comedy Take the Money and Run?
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Which 1969 film is widely considered one of the earliest examples of a mockumentary?
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In the 1973 sci-fi comedy Sleeper, how long was the main character cryogenically frozen?
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In the 1973 sci-fi comedy Sleeper, what is the name of the device used to experience quick, artificial happiness?
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Who directed the 1972 film adaptation of Play It Again, Sam, which Woody Allen wrote and starred in?
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Which classic Russian novel is heavily parodied in the 1975 comedy Love and Death?
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What was the name of the incompetent bank robber played by Woody Allen in Take the Money and Run?
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Which legendary tough-guy actor appears as a hallucinated mentor in the 1972 comedy Play It Again, Sam?