Woody Allen double bill: Radio Days (1987) / Match Point (2005)

Radio Days is very funny but also demonstrates how pervasive the radio was in the thirties. It's as much as treat for the eyes as the ears, however, when filtered through the sensibilities of Carlo di Palma photographing Santo Loquasto's amazing sets. (It was one of his three Oscar nominations - the others being for Bullets over Broadway and Zelig. He won the BAFTA.)

Also interesting because it is autobiographical.

Back to Match Point. This time I definitely think the opera to murder doesn't work! For one thing, what relevance are the lyrics? It's distracting. Neat idea. Perhaps would have worked better with a non-singing bit.

A pleasing image; Hitch did something similar (better) in Strangers on a Train