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Zelig

You wanted more when it was all over!

7.4 / 10

79 minutes

1983-07-15

English

US

Actors :

Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Patrick Horgan, John Buckwalter, Marvin Chatinover, Stanley Swerdlow, Paul Nevens, Howard Erskine, Richard Whiting, Ralph Bell, Will Hussung, Gale Hansen, Michael Jeter, Peter McRobbie, Richard Litt

Description

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.

Reviews

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ltcomdata

6/23/2021, 3:57:24 PM

A charming mockumentary about a fictional 1920s personality filmed as if cobbled together from old black-and-white footage.

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tmdb28039023

9/3/2022, 4:52:38 PM

Leonard Zelig is a "human chameleon," but Zelig the film doesn't stop at mimicry. Indeed, this fictional documentary written, directed, and starring Woody Allen differentiates between imitation and parody the same way Hitchcock differentiated between action and suspense. For example, the protagonist's parents used to punish him by locking him in a dark closet. If that were it, the film would si...