Woody Allen’s 1983 black-and-white movie Zelig depicted an amazing character who had the ability to take on another personality and even change his appearance, convincing people that he was someone else. Among the personalities Zelig assumed were those of a rabbi, Red Indian, Chinese laundryman, midwife, baseball player, psychiatrist and Nazi. One of Allen’s most charming movies, afterwards viewers had two questions: who the Zelig character was based on, and what could explain this intriguing phenomenon...
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