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The Films of Woody Allen
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Films of Woody Allen
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Sam B. Girgus
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Series | Cambridge Film Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:214 | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 153 |
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Category/Genre | Individual film directors and film-makers |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521009294
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Classifications | Dewey:791.430233092 791.43092 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | Tertiary Education (US: College) | General | |
Edition |
2nd Revised edition
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Illustrations |
3 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
18 November 2002 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Films of Woody Allen is the first full-length work to examine the director as a serious filmmaker and artist. Sam Girgus argues that Allen has consistently been on the cutting edge of contemporary critical and cultural consciousness, challenging our notions of authorship, narrative, perspective, character, theme, ideology, gender and sexuality. This revised and updated edition includes two new chapters that examine Allen's work since 1992. Girgus argues that the scandal surrounding Allen's personal life in the early 1990s has altered his image in ways that reposition moral consciousness in his work. The union between Allen's public and private selves that created a special 'aura' about him remains intact despite the director's concerted efforts to separate his private life from his screen image. Allen now assumes a postmodern moral relativism and 'sensual realism' that differs profoundly from the moral sensibility of his earlier work.
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