Love, Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life: The Films of Woody Allen

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2001
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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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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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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc
Published: 05 Jun 2001
ISBN 10: 0306810174
ISBN 13: 9780306810176

Media Reviews

A highly readable account. -Film Quarterly 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

Author Bio

Foster Hirsch, the author of fifteen books on film and theatre, among them The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir and Kurt Weill on Stage, lives in New York City.