Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
16th out of 111 books
—
21 voters
Woody Allen on Woody Allen
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...more
Paperback, 432 pages
Published
August 4th 2005
by Grove Press
(first published July 10th 1994)
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
1,395)
In honor of Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Great in depth (Or as indepth as the evasive Allen ever gets anyway) look at Allen's career. Despite the fact that he claims to never watch his films once they're completed Allen's recall is nothing short of startling and unlike the similarly mammoth Altman On Altman no film in Allen's Career is given a short shrift. He raises a spirited defense for even his most loathed films. Great Read.
PS. I really don't see how Sweet and Low Down, Everyone Says I Love Yo...more
PS. I really don't see how Sweet and Low Down, Everyone Says I Love Yo...more
He's rarely interviewed and this book has his work in his own words. He also provides many good book and music recommendations,
I love this book. It's a great collection of interviews.
Totally forgot that Annie Hall was originally a murder mystery... Not a whole lot of earth-shattering insights into Allen's style, but some interesting info on how he goes about his process with almost complete artistic freedom. There really needs to be an updated version of this book that covers the most recent 15 years of his work, but that doesn't seem too likely to happen. Either way, it's hard not to hang on the words of a person who almost never gives interviews, even if all you learn is t...more
This book get's you fully into his work and life behind the scenes and in front of the cameras. you see his thought process who inspired him. His advice and outlook on his life and career. He is his own worst critic and comes off as unsentimental though thatis exactly what his films inspire. This film gave me plenty of inspiration and scarily i found that we have the same outlook on certain subjects and instances. i guess there are worse to be in common with. He is a genius (Though i know he wou...more
приятно чередовать с просмотрами фильмов и узнавать интересные подробности о съемках фильмов, новых авторов, которые проскользнули мимо меня и обращать внимание на must see фильмы, которые еще не.
например, из этой книжки я узнала о существовании в 20-х годах таких милых выражений, как "кошкина пижама", "пчелкины коленки" и других))
"Авторство этого сленгового выражения приписывают известному журналисту и карикатуристу Томасу Доргану (1877–1929). Дорган работал в «Нью-Йорк джорнал», где публикова...more
например, из этой книжки я узнала о существовании в 20-х годах таких милых выражений, как "кошкина пижама", "пчелкины коленки" и других))
"Авторство этого сленгового выражения приписывают известному журналисту и карикатуристу Томасу Доргану (1877–1929). Дорган работал в «Нью-Йорк джорнал», где публикова...more
وودي آلن(9آذر 1314 بروكلين، نيويورك)، بيترديد يكي از برترينهاي تاريخ سينماست و پس از چها سال حضور در صحنهي سينماي جهان، كمتر سينمادوستي است كه با نام او و فيلمهاي درخشانش آشنا نباشد
زندگي خصوصي وودي آلن نيز سراسر خواندني و آكنده از ماجراهاي سينمايي و شبهسينمايي است و چه كسي بهتر از خود او كه زندگياش را با خلوص و سادگي به عرياني بيان كند
اين كتاب حاوي بيست و چهار فصل ميباشد كه در هر فصل دربارهي يكي از فيلمهايش توضيح داده است
فيلمشناسي وودي آلن به شرح زير ميباشد
Whatever Works (2009) (post-...more
زندگي خصوصي وودي آلن نيز سراسر خواندني و آكنده از ماجراهاي سينمايي و شبهسينمايي است و چه كسي بهتر از خود او كه زندگياش را با خلوص و سادگي به عرياني بيان كند
اين كتاب حاوي بيست و چهار فصل ميباشد كه در هر فصل دربارهي يكي از فيلمهايش توضيح داده است
فيلمشناسي وودي آلن به شرح زير ميباشد
Whatever Works (2009) (post-...more
I've only seen five woody allen movies (Zelig, Annie Hall, Reconstructing Harry, Sweet and Lowdown, and Match Point) but I feel like I've seen them all. I don't know if thats a good thing, but in reading these interviews between the film maker and the Swedish film critic Stig Bjorkman wherein the two go through each and every WA movie from 'Take The Money and Run' to 'Manhattan Murder Mystery', I got a clear sense of what was happening in those movies. Frankly, that wasn't so interesting, and ki...more
For the die-hard fans only. Touches on personal details and is blunt about the circumstences surrounding his "September" re-shoot. But not a lot revealed, just some insight into a great artistic mind. Woody is casual and easy going in these interviews, if not entirely forthcoming. A fun read for anyone familiar with his films without having much context for the motivations behind them.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
Jul 31, 2012
Amir
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
art,
biography-and-interview
کتاب به شدت فنی هست. در کل اگه به دنبال کتابی هستید که جهان اندیشهای وودی آلن رو از زبونش بشنوید این اون کتاب نیست. کتاب کاملا متکی هست به فیلمها و اینکه مثلا این فیلم چرا اینطور ساخته شدو چرا فلانی این نقش رو بازی کرد. در کل بیشتر کتابی هست که به درد سینماگر میخوره و نه سینمابین
.
.
Informative not really about the man himself, but his process of film making which is actually much more simple and straight forward than you would think. Very good if you're a Woody Allen fan or film student.
برخی از آثار مکتوب وودی آلن، هم چنان که بسیاری از فیلم هایش، دوست داشتنی اند، و سرشار از نوآوری های طنز کلامی. و استی بیورکمن (سوئدی) که این گفتگوی تحلیلی را با وودی آلن انجام داده، به دلیل احاطه ی بی نظیرش به آثار سینمایی و ادبی وودی آلن، بهتر از هرکس دیگر به بررسی کارهای او پرداخته است. حسن دیگر کتاب این است که بیورکمن نظراتش را با خود وودی آلن در میان گذاشته و در بسیاری از نظراتش، تحسین و تایید آلن را هم برانگیخته است، اگرچه آلن در برخی موارد سعی داشته مساله را به گونه ای دیگر تعریف کند. برای...more
This is a great book if you are interested in film-making. Outside of his albeit strange personal life, I truly enjoy his artistic abilities, specifically his screen-writing ability. I wanted to get an inside scoop of what is in his head as he creates. Interesting read about someone who is truly passionate about their profession- not because of the money that will come from it, but because they love what they do!
Excellent biography. It's well researched and written - too bad it ends before the breakup with Mia.
I love that he goes one film at a time, I really felt like I knew the whole process that way.
Insightful - good resource for those wanting to know how he does it
I've always loved Woody Allen so this should be right up my alley!
Woody talking about his movies. A must read for his fans!
Wonderful book!
Quite insightful and very helpful!
I have the early version of this book, it ends after Manhattan Murder Mystery. It's a great read if you love Woody Allen films. This year ended up being the year I chose to finish watching every Woody Allen movie I hadn't seen and it was absolutely wonderful to watch one of his movies and then pick up this book and read between 5-10 pages about the movie I just watched from W.A.'s own mouth. A good book for a true fan or interested fan.
Woody Allen isn't the most self-reflective or forthcoming guy in the world, but it was still interesting to hear him to talk about his films. He goes through each one of his films in chornological order, talking about casting, filming, etc. Probably only interesting if you're obsessed with Woody Allen and have seen all of his films. Yes, I'm a dork.
These interviews are fantastic. Woody Allen is, to me, one of the most interesting writers. When he is on his game he is amazing. When he's not, it's almost embarrassing. These gave great insight into how he functions as a filmmaker.
Very different from the von Trier interviews, this one seems much less intimate and certainly much less fun to read. But still an amazing insight into a great director's mind and his working ethics.
مجموعه مصاحبههاييست با وودي آلن، دربارهي زندگي و فيلمهايش. فقط كمي اين كتاب كهنه شده؛ چرا كه وودي آلي سالي يك فيلم ميسازد و تاريخ نشر اين كتاب براي 20 سال پيش است. قاعدتاً آثار اين دو دهه را در بر نميگيرد
A good, close look at an artist at work; how he thinks, who he is influenced by... fascinating read, if you are interested and can forgive him his vices....
Anything anybody has to say about Woody, even (especially?) Woody himself, I can sum up in one word: Hot.
Interesting but a bit repetative. Almost 4 stars.
May 19, 2013
هِندْ سَعَدْ
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian and playwright. His large body of work and cerebral film style, mixing satire, wit and humor, have made him one of the most respected and prolific filmmakers in the modern era. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them...more
More about Woody Allen...
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
“The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have.”
—
12 people liked it
More quotes…
Oct 11, 2010 06:34pm
Dec 11, 2011 12:30am