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
Manhattan (film) Festival in May. Adjusted for ticket price inflation (as of 2017), "Manhattan" grossed $141,484,800, making it Allen's second biggest box-office hit, following 1977's "Annie Hall". The film received largely positive reviews and currently holds a rating of 95% "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 59 critics. Gary Arnold, in "The Washington Post", wrote: ""Manhattan" has comic integrity in part because Allen is now making jokes at the expense of his own parochialism. There's no opportunity to heap condescending abuse on the phonies and sellouts decorating the Hollywood landscape. The result appears to be a more authentic and