Radio Days

[Machine Translation] Woody Allen's exciting masterpiece from the golden era of the 80's has been digitally remastered and brought back to life! First time on Blu-ray in Japan! Rockaway, a town near the Atlantic Ocean in New York City, U.S.A., around the time of the outbreak of World War II. This gem of a film depicts with a touch of nostalgia the tragic and joyous episodes of the days when everyone, children and adults alike, were obsessed with the radio. Woody Allen devoted himself to narration and infused the story with elements of his own boyhood. With hit songs by Cole Porter, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and others from the era in the background, the film presents a precisely composed and beautifully colored portrait of people going about their daily lives. The boy Joe is played by Seth Green, who later starred in the Austin Powers series. Joe's aunt is played by Dianne Wiest, who won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Broadway and Bullets (1994). Mia Farrow plays a waitress in the club, and Diane Keaton sings in the role of a singer, making this the only Allen film in which the two actresses co-star. Nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction, and Best Art Set Design at the 1987 Academy Awards. --Rockaway, a town near the Atlantic Ocean in New York City, USA, at the outbreak of World War II. Nostalgic days are depicted through the eyes of Joe, a young boy living among a unique Jewish family at a time when radio was the center of life. The story includes his own first love, a Nazi submarine he witnessed on the beach, a movie experience at a beautiful theater that his Aunt Bee, his repeated date, invited him to go with her, as well as stories of thieves' screw-ups, the glamorous world of show business and its backstories, adventure stories of heroes heard on the radio, beautiful stories from the baseball world, and sad stories from alien attacks to news of accidents. From alien attacks to sad news of accidents, these unique stories are told to the accompaniment of standard numbers.

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