Woody Allen (Masters of Cinema) - Softcover

Colombani, Florence

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9782866425661: Woody Allen (Masters of Cinema)

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ISBN 10: 2866425669 ISBN 13: 9782866425661

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2010

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Woody Allen (USA, b. 1935) has been a major comic director since the 1970s. Writer, director and actor, his self-portrayal as a neurotic, intellectual, sex-obsessed, Jewish New Yorker seeking comfort in psychoanalysis brought him immense popular success and acknowledged status as a writer ("Manhattan", 1979; and "Deconstructing Harry", 1997). In the 2000s, he left New York to work in Europe, winning over a new audience with fresh inspiration and young actors, including Scarlett Johansson in "Match Point" (2005) and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008).

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Florence Colombani is a writer, journalist and director. She regularly contributes to the art section of the French weekly Le Point. She has published Elia Kazan, une Amerique du chaos (2004) and Proust - Visconti, histoire d'une affinite elective (2006). She has also directed a full - length movie, L'Aetrangere (2007).

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'modern directors are briefly and brilliantly profiled in sharp prose and smart pictures in these movie master-classes for film buffs and beginners.' Saga 'short, beautifully illustrated essays on great directors' The Times 'exceptional value .. lively and accessible ... indispensable' Obessed with Film.com 'bargain price. Does an already saturated market need yet more auteur guides? On this evidence, yes. ... briskly paced, scalpel-sharp primers ...The collective quality is high, the tone scholarly but not intimidating. ... A triumph of layout as much as content, each book glows with gorgeous on- and off-screen archive photography... Magnifique.' Total Film

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