Woody Allen has carved out a unique place for himself in American movies, becoming our national auteur as well as the most prolific director in the country, and creating a singular world with each film he has released since his first movie in 1969. Foster Hirsch analyzes and celebrates that world in this expert study of the themes, visual style, and acting in each of Allen's films. With the addition of a new introduction and chapter covering the eleven movies Allen has made in the last decade, from Alice to The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, this is a vital book for Allen fans and students of film alike.
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"A highly readable account." -- Film Quarterly
"Recommended to anyone who enjoys Allen's work." -- Kansas City Chronicle
"This book on Allen is excellent: thoughtful, well-written and right about the movies." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
"Recommended to anyone who enjoys Allen's work." -- Kansas City Chronicle
"This book on Allen is excellent: thoughtful, well-written and right about the movies." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
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Foster Hirsch, the author of fifteen books on film and theater, among them The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir and Kurt Weill on Stage, lives in New York City.
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Having very little immersity in woody allens work I read Hirschs book anyway. The book was fun to read and well prepared. I was able to share the authors enthusiasm even without famililarty of allens work. If youv'e seen just one of allens film then this is a must read, it is comically and insightful, with enlightning critizism and praise.
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FIRST, the face. It's a God-given clown's mask. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
comic film maker, comic essays, comic premise, silent clowns, movie comedy, sex comedy, small time crooks, comic hero, movie comedies, comic style Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Woody Allen, Annie Hall, New York, Diane Keaton, Stardust Memories, Radio Days, Play It Again, Marx Brothers, Broadway Danny Rose, Mia Farrow, Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Everything You Always Wanted, Bob Hope, Louise Lasser, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Tiger Lily, Ingmar Bergman, Oedipus Wrecks, San Marcos, Virgil Starkwell, Casino Royale, Don't Drink the Water, Deconstructing Harry, What's New, Alvy Singer New!
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FIRST, the face. It's a God-given clown's mask. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
comic film maker, comic essays, comic premise, silent clowns, movie comedy, sex comedy, small time crooks, comic hero, movie comedies, comic style Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Woody Allen, Annie Hall, New York, Diane Keaton, Stardust Memories, Radio Days, Play It Again, Marx Brothers, Broadway Danny Rose, Mia Farrow, Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Everything You Always Wanted, Bob Hope, Louise Lasser, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Tiger Lily, Ingmar Bergman, Oedipus Wrecks, San Marcos, Virgil Starkwell, Casino Royale, Don't Drink the Water, Deconstructing Harry, What's New, Alvy Singer New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Annie Hall by Woody Allen on 50 pages
- Love and Death by Woody Allen on 24 pages
- Stardust memories by Woody Allen on 18 pages
- Play It Again, Sam: A Romantic Comedy in Three Acts by Woody Allen on 18 pages
- Hannah and Her Sisters by Woody Allen on 16 pages
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- Kurt Weill - On Stage: From Berlin to Broadway by Foster Hirsch in Front Matter
- Film As Film: Understanding And Judging Movies by V. F. Perkins in Front Matter
- The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir by Foster Hirsch in Front Matter
- Kurt Weill on Stage: From Berlin to Broadway by Foster Hirsch in Front Matter
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