Description
Woody Allen is a uniquely innovative performer, writer and director with nearly fifty movies to his credit, from cult slapstick films and romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers. Classics such as Annie Hall, Manhattan, Stardust Memories, Broadway Danny Rose and Hannah and Her Sisters still resonate, and more recently Midnight in Paris and Blue Jasmine have been notable successes. In this timely retrospective, Tom Shone reviews Woody Allen's entire career, providing incisive commentary on his films and shedding light on this uniquely self-deprecating filmmaker, with the help of comments contributed by Allen himself. Superbly illustrated with more than 250 key images, this is a fitting tribute to one of the masters of modern cinema, published to mark Woody Allen's eightieth birthday.
'I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.' Woody Allen
The definitive illustrated monograph on one of the major writer-directors of modern cinema
About the Author
Tom Shone was the film critic of the Sunday Times from 1994 until 1999, when he moved to New York. His articles have appeared in many newspapers and periodicals, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Times Literary Supplement, Intelligent Life, Arete and Vogue. He is the author of Blockbuster: How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer, In the Rooms and Scorsese: A Retrospective, the last also published by Thames & Hudson. He currently teaches film history and criticism at New York University.
Reviews
'Shone's analysis is most piercing ... [his] prose has a beauty of its own, abounding in nonchalantly exquisite turns of phrase' - Observer
'Intelligently constructed' - Independent on Sunday
'An extraordinary career is celebrated with behind-the-scenes shots and informative prose' - The Times
'A luxuriant photo-history' - Prospect
Book Information
ISBN 9780500517987
Author Tom Shone
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 2030g
'I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.' Woody Allen
The definitive illustrated monograph on one of the major writer-directors of modern cinema
About the Author
Tom Shone was the film critic of the Sunday Times from 1994 until 1999, when he moved to New York. His articles have appeared in many newspapers and periodicals, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Times Literary Supplement, Intelligent Life, Arete and Vogue. He is the author of Blockbuster: How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer, In the Rooms and Scorsese: A Retrospective, the last also published by Thames & Hudson. He currently teaches film history and criticism at New York University.
Reviews
'Shone's analysis is most piercing ... [his] prose has a beauty of its own, abounding in nonchalantly exquisite turns of phrase' - Observer
'Intelligently constructed' - Independent on Sunday
'An extraordinary career is celebrated with behind-the-scenes shots and informative prose' - The Times
'A luxuriant photo-history' - Prospect
Book Information
ISBN 9780500517987
Author Tom Shone
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 2030g
