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Zelig (1983)

79 min · Fake Documentary, Komödie, comedy film, mockumentary

Popularity4.5/5
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Directors

Woody Allen

Cast

Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Buckwalter, Patrick Horgan, Marvin Chatinover, Stanley Swerdlow, Paul Nevens

The story

Set in the 1920s and 1930s, the film concerns Leonard Zelig, a nondescript man who has the ability to transform his behavior and demeanor to that of the people who surround him. He is first observed at a party by F. Scott Fitzgerald, who notes that Zelig related to the affluent guests in a refined Boston accent and shared their Republican sympathies, but while in the kitchen with the servants, he adopted a coarser tone and seemed to be more of a Democrat.

Catalogue themes and tags

1920s, Adolf Hitler, Madhouse, Nazis, Neurosis, New York, Schizophrenic, Therapy

Genres

Fake Documentary, Komödie, comedy film, mockumentary

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