{"product_id":"woody-allen-a-retrospective-9781419717949","title":"Woody Allen: A Retrospective","description":"\u003ci\u003eWoody Allen: A Retrospective\u003c\/i\u003e is the\u003cb\u003e first complete, film-by-film overview of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWoody Allen's entire career, \u003c\/b\u003e up to and including the 2015 release of \u003ci\u003eIrrational Man\u003c\/i\u003e. In this \u003cb\u003eillustrated biography\u003c\/b\u003e, renowned movie critic Tom Shone traces Allen's entire professional life as an entertainer and director, weaving in \u003cb\u003earchival and original interviews\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as more than \u003cb\u003e250 curated photographs, movie stills, and posters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From slapstick films to romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers, Allen's output has always been prodigious; with \u003cb\u003enearly 50 movies\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnie Hall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManhattan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHannah and Her Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Paris, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewith wit and insight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the\u003cb\u003e definitive \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eillustrated monograph\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003ecomments contributed by Allen himself\u003c\/b\u003e, Shone's well-informed commentary makes this book an \u003cb\u003eessential read for Woody Allen fans and film aficionados.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I don't want to acheive immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Woody Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABRAMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419717949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.00h x 10.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Tom Shone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378316411061,"sku":"9781419717949","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8e6c7624-0bf9-4f49-8fab-bc7eafb827d1.jpg?v=1701752578","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/woody-allen-a-retrospective-9781419717949","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}