Annie Hall to the camera, or launch into inspired monologues like Annie's free-association as she describes her family to Alvy. This speech by Diane Keaton is as close to perfect as such a speech can likely be ... all done in one take of brilliant brinksmanship." He cites a study that calculated the average shot length of "Annie Hall" to be 14.5 seconds, while other films made in 1977 had an average shot length of 4–7 seconds. Peter Cowie suggests that "Allen breaks up his extended shots with more orthodox cutting back and forth in conversation pieces, so that the forward momentum
Annie Hall seriocomic meditation on the couple relationship to George Cukor's "Adam's Rib" (1949), starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Since its release, other romantic comedies have inspired comparison. "When Harry Met Sally..." (1989), "Chasing Amy" (1997), "Burning Annie" (2007), "500 Days of Summer" (2009) and Allen's 2003 film, "Anything Else", are among them, while film director Rian Johnson said in an interview for the book, "The Film That Changed My Life", that "Annie Hall" inspired him to become a film director. Karen Gillan stated that she watched "Annie Hall" as part of her research for her lead role in "Not Another