The Reluctant Film Art of Woody Allen

by Peter J. Bailey

Book Overview

For three decades, no American filmmaker has been as prolific-or as paradoxical-as Woody Allen. From Play It Again, Sam (1972) through Celebrity (1998) and Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Allen has produced an average of one film a year, yet in many of these films Allen reveals a progressively skeptical attitude toward both the value of art and the cultural contributions of artists. In examining Allen's filmmaking career, The Reluctant Film Art of Woody...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081319041X
• ISBN13: 9780813190419
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"