Woody Allen : a retrospective
by Shone, Tom, 1967-
| Print Book 2015 |
| Available at 1 Library 1 of 1 copy |
Summary
Woody Allen: A Retrospective is the first complete, film-by-film overview of Woody Allen's entire career, up to and including the 2015 release of Irrational Man . In this illustrated biography , renowned movie critic Tom Shone traces Allen's entire professional life as an entertainer and director, weaving in archival and original interviews , as well as more than 250 curated photographs, movie stills, and posters.
From slapstick films to romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers, Allen's output has always been prodigious; with nearly 50 movies to his credit, he's made more or less a film a year since the early 1970s. This fitting tribute to one of the masters of modern cinema covers all of those films, including contemporary classics such as Annie Hall , Manhattan , Hannah and Her Sisters , and Midnight in Paris, with wit and insight.
This is the definitive illustrated monograph on one of the major writer-directors of modern cinema, celebrating Allen's fifty-year career and published to mark Woody Allen's eightieth birthday. With the help of comments contributed by Allen himself , Shone's well-informed commentary makes this book an essential read for Woody Allen fans and film aficionados.
"I don't want to acheive immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying."
--Woody Allen
From slapstick films to romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers, Allen's output has always been prodigious; with nearly 50 movies to his credit, he's made more or less a film a year since the early 1970s. This fitting tribute to one of the masters of modern cinema covers all of those films, including contemporary classics such as Annie Hall , Manhattan , Hannah and Her Sisters , and Midnight in Paris, with wit and insight.
This is the definitive illustrated monograph on one of the major writer-directors of modern cinema, celebrating Allen's fifty-year career and published to mark Woody Allen's eightieth birthday. With the help of comments contributed by Allen himself , Shone's well-informed commentary makes this book an essential read for Woody Allen fans and film aficionados.
"I don't want to acheive immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying."
--Woody Allen
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Allen, Woody,
-- 1935-
-- Criticism and interpretation.
Motion picture producers and directors -- United States. Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Pictorial works. Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States. Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Pictorial works. |
| Publisher | New York :Abrams,2015 |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography Notes |
Filmography: pages 278-283. Includes bibliographical references (page 286). |
| ISBN | 1419717944 9781419717949 |
| Other | Classic View |