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Book SynopsisThis book reprints a four-hour conversation between Mr. Schickel and Mr. Allen and includes a long essay of introduction by Mr. Schickel, which places Woody Allen's entire career in critical perspective, as well as a complete filmography. Readers will find Mr. Allen's reflections on his major preoccupations—the battle of the sexes; the conflict between reality and fantasy in his major films; mortality, religion, and the role that chance plays in the unfolding of our lives. The book also offers insights into Mr. Allen's working methods as a writer and the growth of his skills as a director.
Trade Review...This book also offers new, tasty, nutritious stuff for Woody loyalists to savor. -- Owen McNally * Hartford Courant *
This is an urbane and readable work and will be of great interest to avid Allen fans... -- Andrea Slonosky * Library Journal *
Even those who have lost who have lost patience with Allen's recent efforts will want to read what he has to say about his 1970s masterworks. -- Gordon Flagg * Booklist *
As usual, Richard Schickel has nailed his subject, and this time his subject is a particularly hard one to nail. -- Jeanine Basinger
Witty, surprising, important (but never self-important), and—best of all—moving...a compact but very real treasure...graceful and perceptive...wonderful. -- Steven Bach
Clearly, Allen is comfortable talking to Schickel...a brisk read. * Chicago Tribune *
The author pleads a strong case that as a gifted writer and actor of limited range, Woody Allen deserves a more prominent position in the motion picture arts. * Foreword Reviews *
…Thoughtful, critical insights into Allen's screen works. * Newport News Press *
…Fascinating biography of a giant in film… * Forecast *
Schickel is a thoughtful observer and critic, a lively writer…. * Virginia Quarterly Review *
Schickel may well be the smartest, most practiced and least axe-grinding interviewer Allen has ever had. * The Buffalo News *
A breezy, readable entry to Allen's vast bibliography...with an excellent Introduction and Afterword. -- Richard A. Blake * America: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture *
Table of ContentsPart 1 A Note on the Text xi Part 2 Introduction: Woody in the Afternoon 3 Part 3 The Interview 71 Part 4 Afterword 171 Part 5 Filmography 180 Part 6 Index 206
