The Films of Woody Allen

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Films of Woody Allen
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sam B. Girgus
SeriesCambridge Film Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:214
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 153
Category/GenreIndividual film directors and film-makers
ISBN/Barcode 9780521009294
ClassificationsDewey:791.430233092 791.43092
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
General
Edition 2nd Revised edition
Illustrations 3 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 18 November 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.