by Woody Allen
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Over the course of his long directing career, Woody Allen has portrayed contemporary American life with an unmistakable mixture of irony, neurotic obsession, and humor. Woody Allen on Woody Allen is a unique self-portrait of this uncompromising filmmaker that offers a revealing account of his life and work. In a series of rare, in-depth interviews, Allen brings us onto the sets and behind the scenes of all his films. Since its original publication, Woody Allen on Woody Allen has been the primary source of Allen's own thoughts on his work, childhood, favorite films, and inspirations. Now updated with one hundred pages of new material that brings us up to his Hollywood Ending, Woody Allen on Woody Allen is a required addition to any cinephile's library.
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Fans of Woody Allen have long waited to hear him tell us in his own words about his life, his tastes, and his films, but until recently he has been reluctant to give lengthy interviews. This book is the conversation we've been waiting for, a dialogue with Stig Bjorkman in which Allen speaks openly about himself and his art. Bjorkman invites the writer/director to talk at length about his lesser-known movies as well as his famous ones. We also learn about Allen's filmmaking technique, his feelings about his stock company of actors, his influences, and why Stardust Memories and The Purple Rose of Cairo are his two personal favorites.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 A must for Woody Allen fans., 2008-07-01
I was going through some old books today and came across this. I remember buying it quite a long time ago -- at the height of my Woody Allen worship. It's an absolutely fabulous book, made up of a long series of Q&As the author conducted with Woody Allen about his films. It starts with his early career and then devotes each new chapter to a specific movie, working chronologically. Allen, as always, is brutally honest about his movies -- he's modest, if anything. The insights are wonderful and Allen is a terrific, articulate interview subject. Unfortunately, the book ends with "Manhattan Murder Mystery." I've often hoped Mr. Bjorkman and Allen would do a sequel and pick up where they left off.
This is an essential book for any Woody Allen fan.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Fascinating insight into Woody and his craft, 2008-05-24
Woody holds off the humour here. Far from the declaiming neurotic he plays in his films, he emerges here as a disciplined writer, director and actor who clearly takes his craft very seriously and works hard at it. This is perhaps obvious. No neurotic slacker could be as prolific as Woody Allen has been over the years.
Woody is frank about his influences (Bergman, Fellini, Truffaut and others). He opens up about films that emerged differntly to the initial plan (Sleeper was conceived as a 2 part epic), talks about the process of dealing with his actors and chosing music (from his own collection, usually).
He defends himself for not featuring more black actors, except in menial roles (that's just the way things are, he says, in his political life he supports the emancipation of blacks, but he cannot distort the reality he perceives for political correctness). He also talks interestingly about the cinematography - many of his features were shot by Gordon Willis, 'a genius' in Allen's eyes, who created many of the effects Woody wanted in his films.
The format is to take each of Woody's films up to Manhattan Murder Mystery in chronological order, and feature a short discussion on the making of each one. Some of the interviews are a little dry, but I would recommend this book for anyone who has more than just a passing interest in Allen's movies, and wants a greater insight into how he conceives, scripts, directs, casts, produces and scores his movies.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
My Dinner With Woody, 2006-08-21
Reading this book was like having dinner with Woody Allen while his films played on a wall behind us. I appreciated the European interviewer because it brought a fresh perspective to Allen's material. Getting Allen's insights into the characters in his films was worth the price, and, as you know, we all need the eggs.
1 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
A good book..., 2003-11-24
Great. Read it. Don't read this if you're a fan. Buy this book now. Don't waste time. I know i've always wanted to have a conversation with woody allen...even if it is someone else giving it. He's great. I admire him and adore his films. If you're a fan, you'll love his little tidbits and personal things. Remember - the man - not just the films...
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Simply Amazing!!, 2003-07-14
The only reason that I didn't give this book 5 stars in because it only goes up to Husbands & Wives. For anyone who loves Woody and wants to hear him speak in detail about his films, other films and his ideas, this book does not disapoint. I have many other books by or about filmmakers and this is certainly up there with the best. Woody talks about Bergman, Godard, Fellini, Truffaut, Hitchcock and many other filmmakers and films he likes. He discussed in depth each of his films from What's New Pussycat? to Husbands and Wives. This book is a must for fans of Woody Allen and for fans of film.
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