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Hannah and Her Sisters

- A story between two Thanksgivings.

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

Release Date : 1986-02-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Orion PicturesJack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Hannah

Original Name : Mia Farrow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lee

Original Name : Barbara Hershey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Holly

Original Name : Dianne Wiest

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mickey Sachs

Original Name : Woody Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elliot

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Evan

Original Name : Lloyd Nolan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norma

Original Name : Maureen O'Sullivan

Gender : Female

Character Name : April Knox

Original Name : Carrie Fisher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gail

Original Name : Julie Kavner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frederick

Original Name : Max von Sydow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Gender : Female

Character Name : David (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Waterston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norman (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ed Smythe

Original Name : J. T. Walsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dusty

Original Name : Daniel Stern

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Writer

Original Name : John Turturro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry

Original Name : Christian Clemenson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Lewis Black

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Wilkes

Original Name : Richard Jenkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carol

Original Name : Joanna Gleason

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Grey

Original Name : Fred Melamed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manon Lescaut

Original Name : Maria Chiara

Gender : Female

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Bobby Short

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theater Manager

Original Name : Paul Bates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Flynn

Original Name : Ken Costigan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mavis

Original Name : Verna O. Hobson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hostess

Original Name : Susan Gordon-Clark

Gender : Female

Character Name : Thanksgiving Guest

Original Name : John Doumanian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hannah's Daughter

Original Name : Daisy Previn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hannah's Son

Original Name : Moses Farrow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thanksgiving Guest

Original Name : Fletcher Farrow Previn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ron

Original Name : Rusty Magee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hannah's Twins

Original Name : Allen DeCheser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hannah's Twins

Original Name : Artie DeCheser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Abel

Original Name : Ira Wheeler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brunch Guest

Original Name : Tracy Kennedy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Brooks

Original Name : Stephen De Fluiter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drummer

Original Name : Rob Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bass Player

Original Name : Beverly Peer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mickey's Father

Original Name : Leo Postrel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theater Executive

Original Name : Carrotte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theater Executive

Original Name : Mary Pappas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Audition Pianist

Original Name : Bernie Leighton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elliot's Analyst

Original Name : William Sturgis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Krishna

Original Name : Daniel Haber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mickey's Mother

Original Name : Helen Miller

Gender : Female

Character Name : Thanksgiving Guest

Original Name : Irwin J. Tenenbaum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thanksgiving Guest

Original Name : Amy Greenhill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Thanksgiving Guest

Original Name : Dickson Shaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thanksgiving Guest

Original Name : Marje Sheridan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lee's Husband

Original Name : Ivan Kronenfeld

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thanksgiving Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Soon-Yi Previn

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-05-30

“Hannah” (Mia Farrow) is ostensibly the luckier of the three daughters of an erstwhile actress who has a penchant for the bottle and deludes herself into thinking she is still a bit of a boy-magnet! It’s lucky for the family that she is there for her other sisters “Holly” (Dianne Wiest) and “Lee” (Barbara Hershey) don’t have their own problems to seek. The whole thing now plays out like a top-notch radio play with emotionally internecine personas played out to the full as the neuroses thrive, the stereotypes wrestle each other for prominence and poor old Michael Caine finds his “Elliot” - married to “Hannah” - character constantly scratching his head when he isn’t ducking it. Sister “Holly” is a bit of a loose cannon. An under-employed actress who thinks she would be better off catering instead. Just to make matters worse, she hooks up with “Mickey” (Woody Allen). Now here’s a fruit loop if ever you’ve seen one. He used to be married to “Hannah” but now lives day to day convinced that each one is going to be his last! Moreover, his (Jewish) faith has long since gone the way of the dodo, so what will happen to him afterwards? Meantime, “Lee” is sitting waiting to be discovered. A blank canvas of a woman who has no idea what she wants; whom she wants nor where she’s going and on whom “Elliot” is developing one hell of a crush. With all the ingredients of some intellectual slap-stick and a really quite striking cast, this manages to stay the right side of cringeworthy as it develops into an engagingly characterful and frequently quite witty maelstrom that borders, at times, on farce but that never quite takes that route. Caine is a good comedy actor and his laconic style works well as his relationships are put under a spotlight that extends to us questioning which, if any, of these folks could ever be lived with! Sure, there are certain identifiable threads that run through all of Allen’s works, and they are here too - but having assembled a cast that is able to deliver effortlessly and naturally like this allows this film to come across more distinctly than some of his other works. It’s also holding it’s value well. The story and it’s characters have lost little of their punch over the last forty years and this is proof positive that letting a story breathe can work wonders with a good cast. Now I have to go and watch “Jaws: The Revenge” which kept Caine away from the Oscars.