Love, Sex, Death, And The Meaning Of Life The Films Of Woody Allen [Paperback]

Woody Allen has carved out a unique place for himself in American movies, becoming our national auteur as well as the most prolific director in the country, and creating a singular world with each film he has released since his first movie in 1969. Foster Hirsch analyzes and celebrates that world in this expert study of the themes, visual style, and acting in each of Allen's films. With the addition of a new introduction and chapter covering the eleven movies Allen has made in the last decade, fromAlicetoThe Curse of the Jade Scorpion,this is a vital book for Allen fans and students of film alike.

Foster Hirsch, the author of fifteen books on film and theater, among themThe Dark Side of the Screen: Film NoirandKurt Weill on Stage, lives in New York City.