Woody Allen: A Biography - Softcover

Lax, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306809850 ISBN 13: 9780306809859

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2000

Synopsis

Woody Allen This biography first appeared in 1991. A year later, Allen's relationship with Mia Farrow ended and a new phase in his life and work began. For this edition, an additional chapter chronicles the break-up, the changes that followed, the next eight films and Woody's opinions of his art and himself. Full description

About this title

About the Author:

Eric Lax's books include the award-winning Life and Death on 10 West and Bogart (with A. M. Sperber). He lives in Beverly Hills.

From the Inside Flap:

ies are as instantly recognizable as Woody Allen. Few are as notoriously shy. And perhaps none are as elusive: Is Woody Allen a comedian who wants to be taken seriously? Or is he a serious artist whose films happen to be funny? The very fact that Eric Lax was granted access to Woody for four years in order to research this biography must be counted as a triumph. And what Lax has produced is a marvel of intimacy and insight: a book that traces Allen's career from his precocious start as a gag writer to his apotheosis as a genuine auteur; a book that takes readers behind the scenes of films such as Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, and Crimes and Misdemeanors; a book that overflows with Woody's candid opinions of his work, his personal relationships, and his life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0306809850
• ISBN 13: 9780306809859
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 474