1 / 12

Woody Allen

Woody Allen. By Esbeidy Granados. Biography. Woody Allen was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935, in The Bronx, New York. A s a kid he became intrigued with magic tricks and playing the clarinet, two things that he still does today.

josiah
Download Presentation

Woody Allen

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Woody Allen By Esbeidy Granados

  2. Biography • Woody Allen was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935, in The Bronx, New York. • As a kid he became intrigued with magic tricks and playing the clarinet, two things that he still does today. • Allen spent eight years in Hebrew School. • Older brother of LettyAronson whom he casts in many of his movies. • He married HarleneSusan Rosen(15 March 1956 - November 1962), Louise Lasser(2 February 1966 - January 1970), and is currently married to Soon-Yi Previn (22 December 1997 - present) Mia Farrow’s adopted daughter. • According to Mia Farrow's biography, "What Falls Away", Frank Sinatra offered to have Allen's legs broken when he was found to be having an affair with her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn.

  3. Debut • At the age of 15, he began writing jokes for a local paper for $200 a week. • At the age of 19, he started writing scripts for The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, and he also did specials for Sid Caesar post-Caesar's Hour (1954–1957). • Was convinced to do stand up comedy by Warren Beatty. • What’s Up Tiger Lily?” A Japanese spy flick that he dubbed over with his own comedic dialogue about spies searching for the secret recipe for egg salad was considered his theoretical debut. • His actual directorial debut came in the mockumentary "Take the Money and Run."

  4. Filmography • Woody Allen is best known for his romantic comedies • A lot of his movies feature at least one character who is a writer. This is often Woody himself. • Nearly all of his films start and end with white-on-black credits, set in the Windsor typeface, set to jazz music, without any scrolling. • His films are almost all set in New York City • Films his dialog using long, medium-range shots instead of the typical intercut close-ups

  5. Frequently Cast Actresses • Woody Allen frequently casts himself, Diane Keaton, Mia Farrow, and Scarlett Johansson.

  6. Annie Hall (1977) • Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane • Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBzHphcc2Jw

  7. Manhattan (1979) • Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy • A divorced New Yorker currently dating a high-schooler brings himself to look for love in the mistress of his best friend instead. (96 mins.) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuU6XU0_Gfs

  8. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) • Stars: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey • Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtgw38Yq2Qs

  9. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) • Stars: Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Bill Bernstein, Claire Bloom • An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wXqwL3akhw

  10. Midnight in Paris (2011) • Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Kurt Fuller • While on a trip to Paris with his fiancé's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atLg2wQQxvU

  11. Oscar Wins/Nominations • He won 4 Oscars for: • Annie Hall – Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (2) • Hannah and Her Sisters – Best Original Screenplay • Midnight in Paris – Best Original Screenplay • Woody Allen also received 23 Academy award nominations.

  12. Quotes • If my film makes one more person miserable, I'll feel I've done my job. • Join the army, see the world, meet interesting people - and kill 'em. • I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it by not dying.

More Related