Woody Allen: A Retrospective

Woody Allen: A Retrospective

<div><I>Woody Allen: A Retrospective</I> is the<B> first complete, film-by-film overview of </B><B>Woody Allen's entire career,</B> up to and including the 2015 release of <I>Irrational Man</I>. In this <B>illustrated biography</B>, renowned movie critic Tom Shone traces Allen’s entire professional life as an entertainer and director, weaving in <B>archival and original interviews</B>, as well as more than <B>250 curated photographs, movie stills, and posters.</B><BR>  <BR> From slapstick films to romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers, Allen’s output has always been prodigious; with <B>nearly 50 movies</B> 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 <B><I>Annie Hall</I>, <I>Manhattan</I>, <I>Hannah and Her Sisters</I>, and <I>Midnight in Paris, </I></B>with wit and insight. <BR><BR> This is the<B> definitive </B><B>illustrated monograph</B> 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 <B>comments contributed by Allen himself</B>, Shone’s well-informed commentary makes this book an <B>essential read for Woody Allen fans and film aficionados.</B><BR><BR><I>"I don't want to acheive immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying."<BR> —Woody Allen</I></div>