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by Eric Lax (Author) "Woody Allen was born in Brooklyn, New York, in the spring of 1952, when Allen Stewart Konigsberg, who was born in the Bronx on December..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 356 pages
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc; New edition edition (29 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0306809850
  • ISBN-13: 978-0306809859
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 651,015 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The definitive biography and national best seller, now back in print and fully updated.. When it first appeared in 1991, Eric Lax's splendid biography, written with nineteen years of access to Woody Allen, was universally hailed as the definitive portrait of a film genius. The next year, as Allen's long relationship with Mia Farrow disintegrated amid scandal, a new phase of his life and work began. For this edition, Lax has written a chapter on the breakup and the personal and professional changes that followed. He chronicles Allens next eight films, from Shadows and Fog to Small Time Crooks , and again offers Woody's candid opinions of his art and himself. Published to coincide with Allen's sixty-fifth birthday, this updated biography will continue to be "required reading for Woodyphiles" ( Kansas City Star ).
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3.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, personal look into the mind of a genius, 5 Sep 2005
I use the word 'genius' as opposed to the more frequently-used 'comic-genius' tag that befits Woody Allen as this book attempts to do more than just reveal the comical facet of Allen's personality.

The strength in this tightly-written, engaging biography is in the way Eric Lax details the growth of the former Allan Konigsberg not just as a performer but as a person, clearly defining moments that have shaped him and have contributed to his artistic output in some form or another as a stand-up comic, actor, writer and director.

Following Allen for four years prior to the release of his 1990 film Alice, Lax highlights the reasons why his subject is a genius, thus producing what was the book's biggest flaw; certain passages contain flourishes of sycophantic praise, with statements extolling Allen's genius unnecessary when the reader is most likely appreciative of him in the first place.

Anecdotes and one-liners come thick and fast throughout the telling of Allen's progression from awkward school truant to Hollywood film director, and if you are not familiar with Allen already you may find the inundation of names of various comics, writers, directors, producers, agents, family, friends, girlfriends and wives disorienting.

The final chapter sags below the level of quality of the previous four, as Allen's meticulous attention to detail when directing is hammered home until your head is sore. Whereas chapters prior told of various passages of Allen's life as writer, comic, actor and so forth with a compelling warmth, the close of this biography feels somewhat colder, meandering to a point where you feel uncertain if Lax knows how he will end it satisfactorily. Full of peculiar segways and digressions, the author pads pages out with extraneous details, never more so than when he lists alphabetically all the actors that Allen has directed. Budding directors may find it a trove of valuable information, but only if they can wade through the fluff.

That said, this is still a stellar biography that in turns fascinates, illuminates and educates anybody wishing to know more about Woody Allen.

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