``Hannah and Her Sisters'' Life is meaningless. That is the ultimate conclusion reached by humans.

magic of casting

Allen's films often feature characters who are his alter egos. Elliot, who falls in love with his wife's sister in Hannah and Her Sisters, is another Allen-like character, and Michael Caine, who played this role, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Elliott, who has some shady qualities but also seems like a lovable character, is a perfect foil for Kane.

However, in Allen's autobiography " Apropos of Nothing " (published by Arcade), which was published this year and became a bestseller and received a lot of attention across the United States, Allen shared a shocking story about this casting.

"The male lead in ' Hannah and Her Sisters' was written with an American in mind, and Jack Nicholson was the candidate for the role. He really wanted to play it, but Anjelica Huston... Her father, John Huston, was planning to make The Honor of a Woman and a Man (Hanna). was"

“The Honor of Women and Men” preview

Angelica is Nicholson's longtime girlfriend, and the famous American director John, who is also an actor, co-starred with Nicholson in `` Chinatown '' (1974). Due to such ``family circumstances,'' Nicholson chose ``A Woman and a Man's Honor'' instead of ``Hannah and Her Sisters.''

``In the end, I lost the opportunity to work with Nicholson, and Michael Caine was cast in the role.I was actually reluctant to cast a British person in that role. I thought it made sense to change the setting to be an American because I could work with such a great actor.In the end, Nicholson won the Best Actor award at the Oscars that year, and Michael Caine and Dianne Wiest won the Supporting Actor award for ``Hanna.'' and Best Supporting Actress.”

The above description is a literal translation of Allen's original text, but this is Allen's ``imaginary'' Oscar win. Kane and Wiest did win Oscars, but Nicholson didn't win that year. ``The Honor of a Woman and a Man'' was released the previous year in 1985, and Nicholson was only nominated for Best Actor. Instead, Anjelica Huston won the Best Supporting Actress award (a misunderstanding typical of Allen, who is known for having no interest in Oscars). In the end, Nicholson and Allen's collaboration work never materialized, but instead Anjelica Huston appeared in two of Allen's films (" Fellows and Misdemeanors " and " Manhattan Murder Mystery " (1993)) and had a strong impact. It shows a strong presence.