Woody Allen: A Documentary

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We don’t mean to sound didactic or facetious, but if you can please put down the Orgasmatron for two hours and focus your attention on Robert Weide’s terrific documentary about Woody Allen’s long and illustrious career, we promise it’s the most fun you’ll ever have without laughing and, quite possibly one of the best documentaries about comedy and filmmaking ever made.

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Release Date:	May 30, 2012
Running Time:	111 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

synopsis

Beginning with Allen’s childhood and his first professional gigs as a teen — furnishing jokes for comics and publicists —WOODY ALLEN: A DOCUMENTARY chronicles the trajectory and longevity of Allen’s career: from his work in the 1950s-60s as a TV scribe for Sid Caesar, standup comedian and frequent TV talk show guest, to a writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Director Bob Weide covers Allen’s earliest film work in TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN, BANANAS, SLEEPER and LOVE AND DEATH; frequent Oscar favorites such as ANNIE HALL, MANHATTAN, ZELIG, BROADWAY DANNY ROSE, PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, HUSBANDS AND WIVES, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY and MIGHTY APHRODITE; and his recent globetrotting phase with MATCH POINT, VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA and his latest success MIDNIGHT IN PARIS.