Set in the fast-paced world of small-time entertainers looking for the “big break”, “Broadway Danny Rose” is a delightful comedy celebrating the Italian and Jewish roots to the American theatrical tradition. Woody Allen is a struggling manager trying to boost the careers of an eccentric range of comic performers (including balloon “sculptors” and singing and dancing psychics). He becomes involved with protecting the girlfriend (Mia Farrow) of one of his “artists” who is running from the Mafia. Though set in contemporary New York, Gordon Willis’ painterly black and white cinematography evokes the romantic Broadway of the jazz age. The video also includes the Australian student short, “Tennis Elbow”, an anarchic comedy about making movies, playing tennis and dope-smoking policemen.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303972
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - United States
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Italian Americans
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)