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Movie
language
English
duration
71 min
genre
comedy
theme
satirical
director
Woody Allen
Score
7 / 10

Zelig is a 1983 American satirical mockumentary comedy film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, a nondescript enigma, who, apparently out of his desire to fit in and be liked, unwittingly takes on the characteristics of strong personalities around him. The film, presented as a documentary, recounts his period of intense celebrity during the 1920s, including analyses by contemporary intellectuals.

Plot

Set in the 1920s and 1930s, the film concerns Leonard Zelig (Woody Allen), a nondescript man who has the ability to transform his behavior and demeanor to that of the people who surround him. He is first observed at a party by F. Scott Fitzgerald, who notes that Zelig related to the affluent guests in a refined Boston accent and shared their Republican sympathies, but while in the kitchen with the servants, he adopted a coarser tone and seemed to be more of a Democrat. He soon gains international fame as a "human chameleon".

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    author
    contentLocation Washington, D.C.
    director Woody Allen
    editor Susan E. Morse
    genre comedy fantasy
    keywords adopt chameleon conformist conformity falling in love fly germany hypnotism married media coverage nazi nazi germany nazism neurosis neurotic popular culture psychiatrist psychosis psychotic upside down world war ii
    musicBy Dick Hyman
    nomination Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design
    producer Robert Greenhut
    productionCompany Orion Pictures
    publisher Warner Bros.
    recordedAt New Jersey
    theme independent mockumentary satirical shapeshifting