Zelig
1983
*****
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Susan Sontag, Saul Bellow, John Morton Blum, Bruno Bettelheim, Patrick Horgan, Mary Louise Wilson, Garrett Brown, Stephanie Farrow
In the 1920s, Leonard Zelig becomes famous for his uncanny ability to transform his behavior and appearance to match those around him. Dr. Eudora Fletcher suspects that the condition stems from a deep-seated desire to fit in. Woody Allen's short, funny, and poignant black and white mockumentary about a human chameleon is technically brilliant. It seamlessly blends newsreel footage and new material into one of Allen's best and most unusual films.
