Did this famous Annie Hall scene form a generation's view about gender and sexual desire?

Asked by wundayatta (58722

) May 26th, 2011

In Woody Allen’s Annie Hall, there is the following scene:

[Alvy and Annie are seeing their therapists at the same time on a split screen]
Alvy Singer’s Therapist: How often do you sleep together?
Annie Hall’s Therapist: Do you have sex often?
Alvy Singer: [lamenting] Hardly ever. Maybe three times a week.
Annie Hall: [annoyed] Constantly. I’d say three times a week.

What is the myth that this scene creates or perpetuates? Is the myth accurate? Do people still believe it today? Is it true in your life? [It is in mine]—You can find more of the scene here.

Do you remember seeing this movie for the first time?

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No relevance to mine although it was perpetuating a myth of that – or perhaps a much earlier – time.

janbb (62858

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Yes, it’s one of my all-time favorite movies & I remember seeing that scene the first time. I didn’t read anything too deep into it—just a throwaway joke about the difference between men’s vs. women’s libidos & how often they think about sex. A myth I suppose—the mid-1970s was still a time when women didn’t express sexual desire as readily as men.

gasman (11320

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Art imitates life.

I love that movie.

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Proves that at that time, guys were, or felt they should be, hornier than girls.
And girls felt they shouldn’t be horny but should give in for love.

Even more, this movie set a dressing style for hip young women that lasted a long time
[thrift store chic with a touch of Charlie Chaplin]
I for one took to it.

My favorite scene was racing the lobsters.
I just took sex and shrinks for granted.

anartist (14808

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Yeah – I dug the clothes more than the attitudes.

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