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
The Man Who Played God (1932 film) something that my imagination had failed to conceive ... I am not surprised that Bette Davis is now the most important star on the screen." Musical pieces heard in the film include "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin, "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven, and "Onward, Christian Soldiers" by Arthur Sullivan. "The Man Who Played God" was initially intended as a roadshow release for 1932. Warners reportedly changed tactics when the film received positive feedback from the so-called Hays organization; the studio decided it would be a timely example that motion pictures could be wholesome entertainment. Accordingly, after opening in brief special