Apropos of Nothing (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
The long-awaited, enormously entertaining memoir by one of the great artists of our time.
In this candid and often hilarious memoir, the celebrated director, comedian, writer, and actor offers a comprehensive, personal look at his tumultuous life. Beginning with his Brooklyn childhood and his stint as a writer for the Sid Caesar variety show in the early days of television, working alongside comedy greats, Allen tells of his difficult early days doing standup before he achieved recognition and success. With his unique storytelling pizzazz, he recounts his departure into moviemaking, with such slapstick comedies as Take the Money and Run, and revisits his entire 60-year-long and enormously productive career as a writer and director, from his classics Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Hannah and Her Sisters to his most recent films, including Midnight in Paris. Along the way, he discusses his marriages, his romances, and his famous friendships, his jazz playing, and his books and plays. We learn about his demons, his mistakes, his successes, and those he loved, worked with, and learned from in equal measure.
This is a hugely entertaining, deeply honest, rich and brilliant self-portrait of a celebrated artist who is ranked among the greatest filmmakers of our time.
Customer Reviews
Funniest thing he's ever made.
Easily, the funniest single production he's ever made. Definately get the audio book... it's like an epic twelve hour Woody Allen movie.
Fabulous For Woody Allen Fans
I am a Woody Allen fan and LOVED this book. Great insight into his life.
All the best. Dear Woody…
Will always have a Woody Allen in my funny-heart. (Read this now if you were born before 1964. Those who know are thinning.)