A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. Rose's one-man talent agency represents countless incompetent entertainers, including a one-legged tap dancer, and one slightly talented one: washed-up lounge singer Lou Canova (Nick Apollo Forte), whose career is on the rebound..
✓ Released: [realease]
✓ Runtime : 84 minutes
✓ Genre: Comedy
✓ Stars: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte, Sandy Baron, Corbett Monica
✓ Director: Woody Allen, Woody Allen, Gordon Willis, Robert Greenhut, Charles H. Joffe
The Broadway Danny Rose (1984) is another solid showing, complete with good performances and an intriguing mystery, but there's a lack of artistic ambition here that keeps it from elevating to the higher tiers of the genre.Although its storytelling isn't particularly innovative, The Broadway Danny Rose (1984) is an absorbing piece of television, with the potential to boost the appeal of Polish productions for an international audience."
Broadway Danny Rose (1984) is staring with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte, Sandy Baron, Corbett Monica, a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. the movie can be very difficult to watch; it's haunting and incredibly sad. But that's also what made it all the more moving, in the end, to see the survivors join together: bonding, smiling, and living their lives in the light.
What gives Cursed its edge is the source material, which subverts centuries of lore and oppressive systems. The Netflix adaptation isn't nearly as captivating, but it still manages to be a quaint escape from reality. For better or worse, filmmaker Woody Allen, Woody Allen, Gordon Willis, Robert Greenhut, Charles H. Joffe juggles two parallel storylines. Basketball fans will be able to follow along with no problem, most already familiar with the story, but newcomers might find all the jumping around confusing.