Product Description
Iconic writer; director; actor; comedian; and musician Woody Allen allows his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access; Emmy-winning; Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Weide follows the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. Beginning with Allen's childhood; WOODY ALLEN: A DOCUMENTARY chronicles the trajectory and longevity of Allen's career; from his work as a TV scribe; standup comedian and frequent TV talk show guest; to a writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Director Weide covers Allen's earliest film work in Take the Money and Run; Bananas; Sleeper; and Love and Death; frequent Oscar favorites such as Annie Hall; Manhattan; Zelig; Broadway Danny Rose; Purple Rose of Cairo; Crimes and Misdemeanors; Husbands & Wives; Bullets Over Broadway; and Mighty Aphrodite; and his recent globetrotting phase with Match Point; Vicky Cristina Barcelona and his latest success; Midnight in Paris. Features interviews with: Antonio Banderas; Josh Brolin; Penelope Cruz; John Cusack; Larry David; Mariel Hemingway; Scarlett Johansson; Julie Kavner; Diane Keaton; Martin Landau; Louise Lasser; Sean Penn; Tony Roberts; Chris Rock; Mira Sorvino; Naomi Watts; Dianne Wiest; Owen Wilson; Dick Cavett and Martin Scorsese.
Review
so engaging and enlightening that it seems too shorta treasure trove --The New Yorker
avidly enjoyablecandy for Woody buffs --Entertainment Weekly
fascinating, funny and insightful --Hollywood Reporter
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.6 x 5.4 x 7.5 inches; 2.88 ounces
- Director : Robert B. Weide
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen, Color
- Run time : 3 hours and 12 minutes
- Release date : February 14, 2012
- Actors : Woody Allen, Josh Brolin, Penelope Cruz, Penélope Cruz, Dick Cavett
- Studio : Docurama
- Number of discs : 2
