Woody Allen: A Retrospective

Woody A Retrospective is the first complete, film-by-film overview of Woody Allen's entire career, up to and including the 2015 release of Irrational Man . In this illustrated biography , renowned movie critic Tom Shone traces Allen’s entire professional life as an entertainer and director, weaving in archival and original interviews , as well as more than 250 curated photographs, movie stills, and posters. From slapstick films to romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers, Allen’s output has always been prodigious; with nearly 50 movies to his credit, he’s made more or less a film a year since the early 1970s. This fitting tribute to one of the masters of modern cinema covers all of those films, including contemporary classics such as Annie Hall , Manhattan , Hannah and Her Sisters , and Midnight in Paris, with wit and insight. This is the definitive illustrated monograph on one of the major writer-directors of modern cinema, celebrating Allen’s fifty-year career and published to mark Woody Allen's eightieth birthday. With the help of comments contributed by Allen himself , Shone’s well-informed commentary makes this book an essential read for Woody Allen fans and film aficionados. "I don't want to acheive immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying." —Woody Allen