Meryl Streep commenting that she played it on "automatic pilot". She performed the role of Katherine in "The Taming of the Shrew" for Shakespeare in the Park, and also played a supporting role in "Manhattan" (1979) for Woody Allen. Streep later said that Allen did not provide her with a complete script, giving her only the six pages of her own scenes, and did not permit her to improvise a word of her dialogue. In the drama "Kramer vs. Kramer", Streep was cast opposite Dustin Hoffman as an unhappily married woman who abandons her husband and child. Streep thought that the script
Woody Allen filmography he found widespread critical acclaim for his romantic comedies "Annie Hall" (1977) and "Manhattan" (1979); he won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for the former. Allen is influenced by European art cinema and ventured into more dramatic territory, with "Interiors" (1978) and "Another Woman" (1988) being prime examples of this transition. Despite this, he continued to direct several comedies. In addition to works of fiction, Allen appeared as himself in many documentaries and other works of non-fiction, including "", "Wild Man Blues" and "The Concert for New York City". He has also been the subject of