Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed
Subtitle: Anguish, God and Existentialism
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: April 12, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780786413195
Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Individual film directors, film-makers; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Performing Arts; Performing Arts/Dance; Reference; Film & Video - General; Allen, Woody; Criticism and interpretation
Description: Five main topics are explored: the desire of many of Woody Allen's characters to ground their lives in traditional ethical values despite realizing such values may no longer be certain; the opposition between his more optimistic and his more pessimistic films; gender issues relating to romantic love, sexual desire and changes in our cultural expectations for both men and women; Allen's contention that American society is descending into barbarism because of its failure to maintain individual moral responsibility; and the use of the techniques of psychoanalysis to understand human behavior.--Publisher description.