{"product_id":"woody-allen-a-retrospective","title":"Woody Allen: A Retrospective","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/AbramsLogo2_lg.png?v=1776223186\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWoody Allen: A Retrospective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efirst complete, film-by-film overview of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWoody Allen's entire career,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eup to and including the 2015 release of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrrational Man\u003c\/em\u003e. In this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eillustrated biography\u003c\/strong\u003e, renowned movie critic Tom Shone traces Allen’s entire professional life as an entertainer and director, weaving in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003earchival and original interviews\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as more than\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e250 curated photographs, movie stills, and posters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom slapstick films to romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers, Allen’s output has always been prodigious; with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enearly 50 movies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnnie Hall\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eManhattan\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHannah and Her Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMidnight in Paris,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewith wit and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edefinitive\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eillustrated monograph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecomments contributed by Allen himself\u003c\/strong\u003e, Shone’s well-informed commentary makes this book an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eessential read for Woody Allen fans and film aficionados.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I don't want to acheive immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Woody Allen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"praise\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePraise\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“… Shone’s prose has a beauty of its own, abounding in nonchalantly exquisite turns of phrase: I especially love his description of actress Dianne Wiest’s face as “[seeming] always to photograph in soft focus”. Allen may not read criticism, but the writer in him would surely approve.’”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-11_at_8.26.28_PM.png?v=1778556393\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImprint:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAbrams Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrim Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e⁄\u003csub\u003e4\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex 11\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e⁄\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9781419717949\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e288\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e250 color and black-and-white photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNorth America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.abramsbooks.com\/contributor\/tom-shone_9605178\/\"\u003eTom Shone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the film critic for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian US\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntelligent Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine. He has written for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlockbuster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Rooms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Scorsese: A Retrospective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Abrams, 2014). He currently teaches film history and criticism at NYU and lives in New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Is there anyone now writing about movies better than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.abramsbooks.com\/contributor\/tom-shone_9605178\/\"\u003eTom Shone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e? 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