Woody Allen
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The 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. He recounts his departure into moviemaking, with such slapstick comedies as Take the Money...
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"Asher Baum is quietly losing his mind. Can you blame him? A middle-aged Jewish journalist turned novelist and playwright, consumed with anxiety about everything under the sun, Baum's turgid philosophical books receive tepid reviews and his prestigious New York publisher has dropped him. His third marriage is on the rocks and he suspects his handsome and successful younger brother may have seduced his Harvard-educated wife. He is uneasy with her close...
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Woody Allen es un director, escritor y actor estadounidense. Ha estado dirigiendo casi una película al año desde principios de los 70 cuando su popularidad explotó. Woody Allen es uno de los más conocidos y prolíficos cineastas americanos de los últimos cuarenta años. La comedia de los modales es sin duda su campo favorito, aunque a veces intenta su mano en otros géneros. Ha ganado numerosos premios cinematográficos, incluyendo cuatro Oscars...
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Woody Allen est un réalisateur, scénariste et acteur américain. Il réalise presque un film par an depuis le début des années 1970 au cours desquelles sa popularité a explosé. Woody Allen est l'un des cinéastes américains les plus connus et les plus prolifiques de ces quarante dernières années. Les comédies de mœurs sont incontestablement son domaine favori bien qu'il s'essaye parfois à d'autres genres. Il a obtenu de nombreuses récompenses...
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100 Quotes by Woody Allen' is a compendium of thoughts, sayings, and one-liners from the mind of a man who has worked as a scriptwriter, stand-up comic, actor, and author.
Often pithy and shot through with his trademark neurosis, this is a fantastic read for anyone with an interest in comedy and film.
An ideal book for dipping in and out of, and one that would be a welcome addition to any library.
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Plongez dans la sagesse des âges avec ce livre audio de citations. De la poésie à la politique, de l'amour à l'humour, de la philosophie à l'inspiration. Laissez-vous inspirer et divertir lors de vos déplacements et laissez le pouvoir des mots enrichir votre journée. Ce livre s'appelle 100 citations de Woody Allen.
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A collection guaranteed to put a smile on your face, '500 Quotes of Humour' features the sharp wit and wisdom of the likes of Oscar Wilde, Albert Einstein, George Bernard Shaw, Groucho Marx, and Woody Allen.
Some of the leading figures in their fields, these writers, actors, comedians, physicists, and playwrights are responsible for some of the most humorous quotes of all time.
They are collected together in this hilarious volume that is ideal for...
16) Zero gravity
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"His first new collection of short humor in fifteen years is classic Woody Allen. Zero Gravity is the fifth collection of comic pieces by Woody Allen, a hilarious prose stylist whose enduring appeal readers have savored since his classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, Side Effects, and Mere Anarchy. This new work combines pieces that have appeared in The New Yorker along with eleven written exclusively for this book, each a comic inspiration. Whether...
17) Bananas
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Allen stars as a Manhattan product tester who quits his job and goes to South America where he becomes leader of a mythical banana republic.
19) Manhattan
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Allen portrays a comedy writer whose wife leaves him and is now writing a book about their failed marriage. He consoles himself in the arms of an adoring 17 year-old until he gets involved with his best friend's mistress.
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Comedy about an agent Broadway Danny Rose and his attempt to revive the sagging career of the overweight, aging lounge singer, Lou Canova. Danny has finally booked Lou at the Waldorf, but Lou won't go on unless his girlfriend Tina is there on opening night. It's Danny's quest to round up Tina, an attempt that lands him right in the middle of a gangland battle.