內容簡介
本書是八十歲的伍迪艾倫電影職業生涯，第一個完整的傳記，著名影評人Tom Shone深入追訪伍迪艾倫從導演到演員身分的各種訪談、檔案與資料，超過250張電影劇照、海報，展現伍迪艾倫在電影上的偉大成就。
伍迪艾倫的冷僻嘲諷，神經質的歇斯底里，強烈執念且情感豐富，都是他的特色，在知識份子和平凡人之間的伍迪艾倫，這一生實在太忙碌，平均一年一部電影產量，以及舞台劇與短片，而他也是爵士樂迷，甚至還有棒球和籃球的體育專欄。工作之餘，他還是一個全球長得最寒磣的情聖──他私人情感的八卦程度，絕不亞於他執導的電影情節。
無論浪漫喜劇片或犯罪驚悚片，內省性格，始終是他識別度最高的風格。本書作為八十大壽的獻禮，涵蓋了他所有的電影，安妮•霍爾、曼哈頓、漢娜姐妹、午夜巴黎等五十多部電影。
作者Tom Shone是星期日泰晤士報影評，讀樹一格的評論與文風，The Toronto Star讚譽他為最好的電影評論者。文章大量出現The New Yorker, The New York Times, Vogue等報章雜誌，並在紐約大學教授電影史。
Woody Allen is a uniquely innovative performer, writer and director with nearly fifty movies to his credit, from cult slapstick films and romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers. Classics such as Annie Hall, Manhattan, Stardust Memories, Broadway Danny Rose and Hannah and Her Sisters still resonate, and more recently Midnight in Paris and Blue Jasmine have been notable successes. In this timely retrospective, Tom Shone reviews Woody Allens entire career. His informed commentaries are combined with many classic quotes from Allen that define the directors self-deprecating humour and acute thinking about his life and times. Superbly illustrated with more than 250 key images, this is a fitting tribute to one of the masters of modern cinema, published to mark Woody Allens eightieth birthday.
