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Jul 18, 1983 · In Zelig's case, the affliction - his loss of identity - is a common modern ailment, and Mr. Allen says he probably suffers from it himself ''no more or less than anyone else.''. On Being Someone ...
Zelig. Wryly amusing, technically impressive, and ultimately thought-provoking, Zelig represents Woody Allen in complete command of his craft. In this fictional documentary, a man achieves ...
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Zelig. 1983. This film, set in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s, is an early example of the mockumentary genre and is in some ways Allen's most ambitious technical achievement. The character of Leonard Zelig, played by Allen, is a "human chameleon"; a strange disorder causes his persona to change to fit in with the people around him.
Zelig also manages to find himself in the most implausible of scenarios such as next at bat behind Babe Ruth or rubbing elbows with Herbert Hoover and Calvin Coolidge. Zelig's life is a series of human impressions and historical sideswipes, a concept popularized eleven years later by Forrest Gump (1994).
Synopsis. You wanted more when it was all over! Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others. Remove Ads.
Zelig is a film directed by Woody Allen with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Gale Hansen, Stephanie Farrow .... Year: 1983. Original title: Zelig. Synopsis: Mock documentary on the figure of Leonard Zelig, a chameleon of a man who astounded the American society of the “jazz era”.
