Manhattan (film) Manhattan (film) Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe. The screenplay was written by Allen and Marshall Brickman. Allen co-stars as a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer who dates a 17-year-old girl (Mariel Hemingway) but falls in love with his best friend's (Michael Murphy) mistress (Diane Keaton). Meryl Streep and Anne Byrne also star. "Manhattan" was filmed in black-and-white and 2.35:1 widescreen. The film features music composed by George Gershwin, including "Rhapsody in Blue", which inspired the idea behind the film. Allen described the film as a combination of his
1979 National Society of Film Critics Awards 2. Barbara Harris – "The Seduction of Joe Tynan"<br> 3. Jane Alexander – "Kramer vs. Kramer"<br> 3. Barbara Barrie – "Breaking Away" 1. Steve Tesich – "Breaking Away"<br> 2. Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman – "Manhattan"<br> 3. Robert Benton – "Kramer vs. Kramer"<br> 4. Jerzy Kosinski and Robert C. Jones – "Being There"<br> 5. Blake Edwards – "10" 1. Caleb Deschanel – "The Black Stallion" and "Being There"<br> 2. Vittorio Storaro – "Apocalypse Now" and "Agatha"<br> 3. Néstor Almendros – "Kramer vs. Kramer"<br> 4. Gordon Willis – "Manhattan" 1979 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 14th National Society of