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Woody Allen on Woody Allen

by Stig Bjorkman, Woody Allen · 1993

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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 sets and behind the scenes of all his films. Since its original publication, Woody Allen on Woody Allen has been the primary source of Allen's own thoughts on his work, childhood, favorite films, and inspirations. Now updated with one hundred pages of new material that brings us up to his Hollywood Ending, Woody Allen on Woody Allen is a required addition to any cinephile's library.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thisliterary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of thismemoirmemoirMore like thisLess of this
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humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
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moviesmoviesMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 432 pages

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