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>and doesn't 'Annie Hall' count.

        good question . . .  but maybe not, at least not if one is
        looking to characterize the rom-com genre at a particular
        time . . . i'm inclined to argue that woody is  so sui-generis
        that, while he inescapably reflects the world in which he
        works, he reflects it in such idiosyncratic ways that a
        template of the cultural norm -- of the kind i think cary
        grant provides for 1940 and meg ryan provides for 1990 --
        needs to come from elsewhere . . . then we can see how the
        exceptional woody allen stuff maps onto the general plan

        but maybe i'm wrong about this

        mike

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