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Wild Strawberries

posted 17 years ago by nathy85
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Hello,
I was just wondering whether anyone else felt that there were similarities between 'Another Woman' and Begrman's 'Wild Strawberries'. Allen has often hinted that he was very influenced by that film and it seems to be most evident in this film of his. You have the ageing philosophy professor who after much success begins to breakdown her life and her relationships with those around her; much like Isak Borg does. The flashbacks and dream sequences as well as the accompnaying voice over is done in a style much like 'Wild Strawberries' also. The two protagonists seem to have almost identical personality traits in being highly highly judgemental intellectuals who have dedicated their lives to their work and become successful, but at the cost of those around them who now harbour resentment towards them. Just some thoughts anyway.

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[–] brianeridge 17 years ago

I absolutely agree and have made the connection myself.

[–] gamesrater 17 years ago

I watched these two movies back to back. I don't know if "similarity" is as suitable a word as "ripoff". There's homage and inspiration but this leans more toward plagarism. This is up there with the worst Woody Allen films. Dull, forced and unoriginal.

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[–] millenfx22 16 years ago

I think its more like Persona.

[–] WarpedRecord 15 years ago

I think it's more like "Persona" as well, with a twist of "Wild Strawberries." But this is Woody's first "Bergmanesque" film that totally stood on its own as a Woody film, in my book.

[–] raeboyz 15 years ago

I think Interiors stands as it's own Woody film and is actually slightly superior to Another Woman. This was almost too Wild Strawberries, but it also works on many levels. The ending and the flashbacks to childhood were pretty much directly taken from Wild Strawberries.

[–] Bowen4 10 years ago

It feels like a rip-off of Wild Strawberries, except worse and more confusing.

[–] Owlwise (1536) 3 years ago

It does echo Wild Strawberries ... but to my mind, there are also some similarities to The Swimmer, in that a middle-aged protagonist is brought face to face with his/her self-delusions, which are no longer able to sustain life as they've known it ... that have in fact strangled much of the life they might have lived up to that point.