Love and Death
1975 · Movie · PG · 85 min · ★ 7.5 · 95% critics
In czarist Russia, a nervous, bookish man is drafted into the war against Napoleon while his complicated bond with a sharp, distant cousin keeps pulling him back home. As battles and social pressures close in, the two hatch a risky plan that could change their fates—and maybe end the conflict.
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Details
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-06-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (976 votes)
- Box office
- $20,123,742
- Budget
- $3,000,000
About
If you enjoy fast, absurd comedy mixed with philosophical banter and historical spoofing, this should land, especially if you like Annie Hall or Play It Again, Sam; Not for you if you want grounded drama or subtle humor.
Pros: nonstop rapid-fire jokes; clever literary parody; big existential laughs | Cons: uneven, sketchy story; references may fly by; some off-colour bits
Themes
- napoleon bonaparte
- duel
- execution
- napoleonic wars
- wheat
- 19th century
- anarchic comedy
Cast & crew
Woody Allen
as Boris Grushenko
Diane Keaton
as Sonja
Harold Gould
as Anton Inbedkov
Olga Georges-Picot
as Countess Alexandrovna
Zvee Scooler
as Father
Despo Diamantidou
as Mother
Sol Frieder
as Voskovec
Jessica Harper
as Natasha
Lloyd Battista
as Don Francisco
Alfred Lutter
as Young Boris
Directed by Woody Allen