Love and Death (Woody Allen, 1975) - The Recruitment [sub. español]

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[@winstonsmith9533]

one of my favorite Allen movies: still hysterically funny after all these years!

[@MyLateralThawts]

I had just joined the regular army in the summer of ‘83 and rented this movie to see on a weekend in our barracks. I remember laughing my head off, yet my fellow soldiers didn’t join me in viewing it. Three years later I’m in university and I attend a forum discussing Woody Allen, booked in our largest lecture theatre. Even though I arrived early, it was already packed and I was lucky to get a seat in the top rear row. Interesting contrast regarding who enjoys Woody’s works.

[@rickrose5377]

Well, yes, but this is far less about military life than it is a parody of all Russian literature. This is madcap Tolstoy. I'm sure your army buddies were not poring over Lermontov, either.

[@WholeLottaLoveHandles]

It’s not necessary to read Russian literature to enjoy this hilarious movie immensely

[@thetooginator153]

Whoever chose the music for this movie is a genius. In this clip, the music is Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kije Suite, which is awesome AND really evokes Russia. The movie also uses parts of the music for the film “Alexander Nevsky” (also by Prokofiev - I think).

[@norwegianforestcat7471]

"He will go and he will fight, and I hope that they put him in the FRONT LINES." "Thanks a lot, Mom. My mother, folks..." 😅

[@elvicare35]

lol

[@yp3424]

Yes, indeed. The role of Boris's mother was played by a renown greek theater & movie actress of the 60's, Despo Diamantídou. A brief, eloquent interpretation.

[@frostylunetta]

🤣 Woody is a genius!

[@norwegianforestcat7471]

@@yp3424 For some reason, I'm just now seeing this. I didn't know that! She had great impact 😌

[@goldenvulture6818]

Correction: "He'll go and he'll fight"

[@Philbert-s2c]

"God Damn you, you love Russia, don't you?!" That drill Sergeant was obviously from Georgia :)

[@stevekaczynski3793]

The same actor, Frank Adu, had a bit part in Taxi Driver as someone on one of its hellish streets, loudly ranting. He had a good pair of lungs. According to IMDb, he did serve in the US Marine Corps in the 1950s.

[@jerrycooperman-dors-4885]

@@stevekaczynski3793 that's funny, I always thought that actor was Carl Weathers. Guess not.

[@Elitist20]

🇬🇪

[@xfhghe]

Well, you know that Georgia was part of the Russian Empire. So it makes sense...

[@khtnsuwdih]

@@xfhghe Cast iron logic!

[@matt5415]

So much about the military is funny. I was constantly biting my cheek to keep from laughing when I was in basic training. One recruit got in trouble and a couple of us were discussing the punishment. The drill sergeants always had to be over-the-top when they responded to stuff. Someone said, “I wonder what they’ll dream up for punishment?” Later, the drill sergeants had us in a meeting and one drill sergeant said “I’m going to dream up some punishment.” Me and the other guy started to giggle but I was able to choke my giggle off first. Now the drill sergeant was really mad when he heard giggles at the threat of punishment.

[@kevinhealey6540]

The film is spoof on War and Peace from Tolstoy. This is the most important part of the book. The main character, Pierre Bezukhov, inherited a great deal of money. But it didn't bring him happiness. The passage is when he tells someone that he is miserable and then the man says to him. "I have heard of you. Look at your life my dear Sir. How have you spent it? In riotous orgies and debauchery, receiving everything from society and giving nothing in return. You have become the possessor of wealth. Have you ever thought of your tens of thousand of slaves? You have profited by their toil to lead a profligate life. You have thrust your wife into an abyss of deceit and misery. A man offended you and you smote him and you say you not know God and hate your life. There is nothing strange in that my dear Sir." And then the man does a 180 and changes his life.

[@cecilebraillie4471]

I had no idea it was based on War and Peace, thanks for that

[@aztro4010]

Not only that, but The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky

[@회사원A-y4z]

So beautiful &lovely Diane Keaton👍👍👍😍

[@stephenstone8480]

"Our brother has a yellow streak down his back...no not down, it runs across"...hilarious...now that's comedy!!

[@garrison6863]

The funniest Woody Allen film I ever saw.

[@keithpatrick156]

IMO it's his best film, followed by Bananas. Love and Death has the perfect mix of literary satire and slapstick.

[@ottodonder2917]

@@keithpatrick156 and..."take the money and run" 😉

[@stevenmcdonald2526]

My favorite movie period.

[@argon78]

Me too...

[@Turn420]

Top 5 for me, and I've seen a ton of them

[@ninab9952]

'He doesn't believe in war!' His best film

[@marcmorgan4971]

my favourite ever film

[@spockboy]

Classic movie.

[@DennisSullivan-om3oo]

Diane was such a beauty, and so funny.

[@Elitist20]

It could be a coincidence, but someone else who was a keen butterfly collector was the Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov, author of 'Lolita.'

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

This is my favorite Woody Allen film. I am sorry if it's not Annie Hall or Manhattan or Hannah and her Sisters or Match Point Love and Death is just great

[@karlderhammer5628]

The absolute best, hands down.

[@chaunceyg5657]

Bananas was great too.

[@worms1]

love the drill instructor

[@elvicare35]

This is so hilarious, it reminds me of my time in basic training, except Woody has a lot more self absurdness!!!!!

[@9cross]

The best Napoleon film ever made

[@yossarianmnichols9641]

Who else could make a two hour comedy out of War and Peace, who else would even try?

[@pabloprietoortiz2253]

Woody was so hilariuous after he’s started treatin himself too seriously ..:: and why a film every year ??? Better wait for another idea than repeat them Anyway One of the best filmmakers indeed

[@gk10002000]

so full of stereotypes. So funny back in the 75 when I and my friends were 18. Gosh how we laughed. "tried to commit suicide" by breathing in next to an Armenian. My best friend was Armenian so we laughed at the jokes

[@urvanhroboatos8044]

First part-War and Peace, the second-Anna Karenina. Dostoevsky thrown in a dialogue & the end is Chekhov's 3 sisters.

[@kirkvoelcker5272]

Flavored with an homage to Ingmar Bergman.

[@tscully1504]

I really liked his movies back then. Bananas, Sleeper, this film and Annie Hall.

[@NuVibes.]

Woody Allen... the poor man's Groucho Marx.

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

I was thinking that.

[@tommyt1971]

“The frost... sometimes it makes the blade stick...”

[@LouisEmery]

perfect comedy.

[@plinka22new45]

Genius 😍

[@vincecalvarese6386]

Did for war movies what Blazing Saddles did for westerns.

[@christophedevos3760]

2:46 Woody's tribute to Nabokov?

[@constantreader8760]

"He missed....HE MISSED!" This line came to mind today after the Butler PA incident.

[@xfhghe]

I wonder if this film has ever been shown in Russia.

[@Robert-catesby]

Sergei Prokofiev lieutenant Kije

[@Eldarion72]

Which music is that? On 2:35?

[@yp3424]

It' s the "Troïka", from Sergey Prokofiev's suite, "Lieutenant Kižé".

[@BabaBest2000]

Why are they picking on Woody Allen?

[@honeybeebadger]

So funny 🤣

[@goldenvulture6818]

Damn right

[@cecilebraillie4471]

what's that music?

[@hervaskidom1347]

I wonder if he make a move a On russian ukrinian war

[@marcntexas]

So Dang funny

[@jurijsoklic5026]

Russian army the second army in the world. How could Woody know that?

[@maldicientin]

Diane Keaton is one of the 0.0000001% of women who can do comedy...

[@docmalthus]

You should check out Saturday Night Live.

[@maldicientin]

@@docmalthus From SNL only Gilda Radner... with Molly Shannon a distant second. The rest are shit as comedians.

[@richardthiele8363]

Nonsense sexist remark: Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball, Tina Fey, Madeleine Kahn, Mary Tyler Moore, and many more.

[@igit_7296]

Strange what people found funny in olden times.

[@dc6461]

What a moronic comment

[@unepicness8881]

It still is pretty damn funny

[@goldenvulture6818]

@@unepicness8881 No kidding

[@LauRa-re9un]

Oh yeah, in younger times people find funny farting or hitting someone until death.

[@brendanpowers7945]

​@@LauRa-re9un Well said!

[@thedot3814]

I am guessing after watching their minds work and producing similar incredible funny material, that Woody Allen and Larry David must be related somehow.

[@thedot3814]

Larry David is Woody Allen, with forced diversity.