description: Few celebrities are as instantly recognizable as Woody Allen. Few are as notoriously shy. And perhaps none are as 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 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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Woody Allen
titlecomplete: Woody Allen
genres: Comedy, Film, Media Tie In, Biography Memoir, Biography, 20th Century, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 711
publisher: Random House Value Publishing