Synopses & Reviews
Woody Allen is one of the major talents of modern cinema. From slapstick films to romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers, Allenandrsquo;s output has always been prodigious; with nearly 50 movies to his credit, heandrsquo;s made more or less a film a year since the early 1970s. With that quantity has come almost uninterrupted quality, including contemporary classics such as Annie Hall, Manhattan, Hannah and Her Sisters, and Midnight in Paris, as well as three Academy Awards and 24 nominations. Author Tom Shone traces Allenandrsquo;s entire professional life as an entertainer and director, weaving in archival and original interviews, and accompanying this new critical monograph with more than 250 behind-the-scenes stills, photographs, posters, and ephemera.
Synopsis
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
About the Author
Tom Shone is the film critic for the Guardian US and the Economistandrsquo;s Intelligent Life magazine. He has written for Slate, the New Yorker, and the Sunday Times. He is the author of Blockbuster, In the Rooms, and Martin Scorsese: A Retrospective (Abrams, 2014). He lives in New York.