Art - Sounds From A Town I Love (Woody Allen, 2001)

onsists purely of cell-phone conversation snippets of twenty-two random people walking through the streets of New York City

Curated by Jason Forrest

Total Runtime: 0:03:51

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"If you hate it, I'll try to make it up to you somehow in the future"

Sounds from a Town I Love (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Sounds from the Town I Love)^[3]^[4]^[5] is a 2001 comedy film of approximately three minutes, written and directed by Woody Allen. The film was first shown during The Concert for New York City.^[6] The film consists purely of cell-phone conversation snippets of twenty-two random people walking through the streets of New York City.^[6] Ranging from complainers to neurotic worriers conversing about bizarre or amusing situations, they and their comments are unrelated to one another. The film ends with a message from Woody Allen: "I love this town."

John Cusack introduced the film with a message from Woody Allen: "I apologize in advance for my short movie. The cause was so worthwhile that I could not say no when approached to contribute something to this wonderful show. I did the best I could. If you hate it, I will try to make it up to you somehow in the future." In addition to longtime Allen collaborators Marshall Brickman and Tony Roberts, among the people seen in the film are Austin Pendleton, Griffin Dunne, Michael Emerson, Bebe Neuwirth, and Celia Weston.^[7]

Art - Sounds From A Town I Love (Woody Allen, 2001)

Art - Sounds From A Town I Love (Woody Allen, 2001)

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