Why Diane Keaton’s finest film is so controversial as Woody Allen pays tribute

Diane Keaton, who died on Saturday on the age of 79, has one of the crucial legendary filmographies in Hollywood.

Showing in The Godfather trilogy, Father of the Bride, One thing’s Gotta Give, and a number of beloved motion pictures, Keaton’s dying got here as a shock to followers of her work.

Regardless of this although, Keaton’s most well-known work is a deeply controversial movie that a number of introduced they had been watching ‘for the primary time’ after her dying.

This was largely because of her shut reference to Woody Allen, the controversial director with whom she shared eight movies in her profession, who has paid tribute to the late actor.

Keaton was nominated for 4 Oscars in her profession, nevertheless her sole win was for Annie Corridor, a romantic comedy she starred in alongside Allen many take into account to be one of the best of her profession.

What’s Annie Corridor about and why is it so controversial?

Annie Corridor is extensively thought-about to be among the finest movies of all time. Starring Keaton alongside writer-director-star Woody Allen, the movie follows a divorced Jewish comic Alvy who’s attempting to suppose again to determine why his marriage to nightclub singer Annie Corridor failed.

The film sits at 97 % on Rotten Tomatoes, the legendary movie critic Roger Ebert gave it an ideal 4 stars, and along with profitable Keaton an Oscar for Greatest Actress it beat out Star Wars to win Greatest Image.

Sadly, nevertheless, its repute has been sullied by its connection to Allen.



The director was publicly accused by his ex-girlfriend Mia Farrow in 1992 of sexually abusing their adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. Allen has denied this for years.

He and Farrow broke up in 1991 when she found that he had began a relationship together with her adopted daughter Quickly-Yi Previn.

Previn was Farrow’s adopted daughter from a earlier relationship and met the director when she was simply 10. Previn and Allen are married to today and have two adopted kids.

Why are folks watching Annie Corridor after Keaton’s dying and what has Woody Allen stated?

Allen paid tribute to Keaton in an essay printed on The Free Press, saying that she was ‘in contrast to anybody the planet has skilled or is unlikely to ever see once more, her face and snort illuminated any house she entered’.

He went on so as to add: “Just a few days in the past, the world was a spot that included Diane Keaton.

“Now it’s a world that doesn’t. Therefore, it’s a drearier world. Nonetheless, there are her motion pictures. And her nice snort nonetheless echoes in my head.”

Many followers have determined for years to not revisit Annie Corridor because of Allen’s involvement.

Others revisiting the movie have additionally expressed discomfort with a few of the portrayals of intercourse within the film, significantly within the context of the allegations made towards Allen.

One scene entails Alvy’s buddy having to bail him out of jail, interrupting a fling with 16-year-old twins. This may have been unlawful in Los Angeles (the place the movie is about), because the twins can be two years beneath the age of consent.

Some followers on social media nevertheless have, this weekend after Keaton’s dying, determined to revisit the movie.

One tweeted: “Everyone seems to be allowed one guilt free viewing of Annie Corridor tonight.”

Author Ashley Reese posted: “Properly…I’m watching Annie Corridor for the primary time.”

She went on to answer, stating that it was a ‘nice f*cking film’, with one other fan replying to her to say: “Sadly it is one of the best rom com ever made.”

Annie Corridor is accessible to stream on MGM+ within the UK and on Fubo TV within the US