Woody Allen A Biography Book

Few celebrities are as instantly recognizable as Woody Allen. Few are as notoriously shy. And perhaps none are as elusive: Is Woody Allen a comedian who wants to be taken seriously? Or is he a serious artist whose films happen to be funny? The very fact that Eric Lax was granted access to Woody for 4 years in order to research this biography must be counted as a triumph, & what Lax has produced is a marvel of intimacy & insight: a book that traces Allens career from his precocious start as a gag writer to his apotheosis as a genuine auteur; a book that takes readers behind the scenes of many of his films. Photos.

To research this intimate and insightful biography--a national bestseller in hardcover--Eric Lax spent four years by the side of one of our most private and contradictory celebrities. Woody Allen takes readers behind the scenes of Allen's most famous films and presents his candid opinions of his work, his influences, and his personal relationships. 16 pages of photographs.