

Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
Acting
Judy Davis having a full breakdown — Oscar-nominated chaos.
Writing
Woody at his most viciously self-aware (or oblivious, you decide).
Direction
Reality and fiction bleed together like a fever dream.

Director
Woody Allen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Woody Allen cast himself as a writer who steals from real life while literally doing exactly that to Mia Farrow's family — the irony is almost weaponized.
The film-within-a-film structure directly mirrors Allen's own 'Stardust Memories' and preempts Charlie Kaufman's entire career by five years.