Recently, I watched two Woody Allen movies--Hannah and her Sisters and Husbands and Wives. I liked both of them a lot! There's something about Woody Allen movies that really appeals to me. It might be the quick and clever dialogue, the kind of neurotic hyper self-awareness that Allen incorporates into all of his characters, and the chiding of such characters by their equally conflicted friends.
Oh yeah, and the font is to die for.
It was during the credits for Hannah and Her Sisters that I realized most of his movies use the same fonts! After some online searching, I found out, it's true! Woody Allen does use the same font for ~90% of his films.
Take a look:
What is this font, you might ask? It's Windsor Condensed Light OT, made by Elsner + Flake.
Nice, right?
I'm currently taking a typeface design course with Ed Benguiat, and just last night he described a time when he would have breakfast at the same New Jersey diner every morning. Among the other that would dine there was Woody Allen. On one occasion, referring to Benguiat as a "printer," Allen asked him what a good typeface was. Benguiat had an affinity forWINDSOR and suggested it to him that morning. He's used it in every film since.
For those who aren't familiar with Allen's work, I highly recommend his films! I've seen four:
- Annie Hall
- Manhattan
- Hannah and Her Sisters -- Carrie Fisher (more famously remembered as Princess Leia) and Michael Caine costar. Woody Allen and Mia Farrow appear also.
- Husbands & Wives -- Allen + Farrow appear again as two of the four main characters. A very young Liam Neeson also acts.
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| Oh em gee, it's a young Liam Neeson! God, what a voice... |
Here are some trailers:
Manhattan Trailer
Annie Hall Trailer
