Editing Annie Hall (section)

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[[File:Upper East Side NYC.jpg|thumb|[[Upper East Side]] of [[New York City]]]]
''Annie Hall'' "is as much a love song to New York City as it is to the character,"<ref name="sparknotes">{{cite web |url=http://www.sparknotes.com/film/anniehall/themes.html |title=Annie Hall: Themes, Motifs, and Symbols |publisher=[[SparkNotes]] |access-date=July 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718073625/http://www.sparknotes.com/film/anniehall/themes.html |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> reflecting Allen's adoration of the island of [[Manhattan]]. It was a relationship he explored repeatedly, particularly in films like ''[[Manhattan (1979 film)|Manhattan]]'' (1979) and ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' (1986).<ref name="PBSdocumentary"/> Annie Hall's apartment, which still exists on East 70th Street between [[Lexington Avenue]] and [[Park Avenue]], is by Allen's own confession his favorite block in the city.<ref>{{harvnb|Meyers|2008|p=76}}</ref> Peter Cowie argues that the film shows "a romanticized view" of the borough, with the camera "linger[ing] on the [[Upper East Side]] [... and where] the fear of crime does not trouble its characters."<ref name="cowie21">{{harvnb|Cowie |1996|p=21}}</ref> By contrast, California is presented less positively, and David Halle notes the obvious "invidious intellectual comparison" between New York City and Los Angeles.<ref>{{harvnb|Halle|2003|p=443}}</ref> While Manhattan's movie theaters show classic and foreign films, [[Los Angeles]] theaters run less-prestigious fare such as ''[[The House of Exorcism]]'' and ''[[Messiah of Evil]]''.<ref name="cowie21"/> Rob's demonstration of adding [[canned laughter]] to television demonstrates the "cynical artifice of the medium".<ref name="cowie21"/> New York City serves as a symbol of Alvy's personality ("gloomy, claustrophobic, and socially cold, but also an intellectual haven full of nervous energy") while Los Angeles is a symbol of freedom for Annie.<ref name="sparknotes"/>