Zelig (1983)

Zelig: Directed by Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Patrick Horgan, John Buckwalter. “Documentary” about a man who can look and act like whoever he’s around, and meets various famous people.

“u0026quot;Zeligu0026quot; is a very clever movie, the kind you just know Woody Allen is capable of. In this u0026quot;mockumentary,u0026quot; Woody plays Leonard Zelig, an insecure man who goes to the ultimate length to fit in. Mia Farrow offers the love interest as Dr. Eudora Fletcher. In u0026quot;Zelig,u0026quot; we get to see Woody spliced into old footage, including the Nazi rally. This came before the effect became used more often, in movies like u0026quot;Forrest Gump.u0026quot; I see this as a transition in Woodyu0026#39;s movies. It comes somewhere between his early funnier movies, like u0026quot;Bananasu0026quot; and u0026quot;Take the Money and Run,u0026quot; and his later, more introspective ones, like u0026quot;Hannah and Her Sistersu0026quot; and u0026quot;Husbands and Wives.u0026quot; It makes a statement about individuality, and produces laughs in the process.”