The Enormously Entertaining Memoir by One of the Great Artists of Our Time--Now a New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller. 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, sixty-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 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 the hugely entertaining, deeply honest, rich and brilliant self-portrait of a celebrated artist who is ranked among the greatest filmmakers of our time.
Woody Allen, cuyo nombre real es Allan Stewart Konigsberg, nació el 30 de noviembre de 1935 en Nueva York. Es un cineasta, guionista, actor, escritor y músico que ha dejado una huella profunda en la historia del cine, especialmente en el ámbito de la comedia y el drama psicológico. Su carrera comenzó como guionista de comedia para televisión y monologuista en clubes nocturnos, donde desarrolló un estilo irónico, neurótico y autorreflexivo que más tarde trasladaría a la gran pantalla.
A partir de la década de 1970, se consolidó como director con películas que combinaban humor intelectual, dilemas existenciales y relaciones humanas complejas. Obras como Annie Hall, Manhattan, Hannah and Her Sisters y Crimes and Misdemeanors lo convirtieron en un referente del cine de autor. Su estilo se caracteriza por diálogos agudos, personajes introspectivos y una fuerte presencia de Nueva York como escenario simbólico.
Además del cine, ha mostrado una gran pasión por la música, en particular el jazz, tocando el clarinete en varias bandas. A lo largo de su carrera, también ha estado envuelto en polémicas personales que han influido en la recepción de su obra. A pesar de ello, continúa siendo una figura influyente y prolífica en el mundo del cine.
