ALLEN Woody

Date of Birth: 01/12/1935

Real name: Allen Stewart Konigsberg

Woody Allen was born in Brooklyn (New York, USA). Prior to becoming one of the main heroes of American cinema, Allen with 15 years of supplying short articles about the rumors and gossip in newspaper gossip columns, and then some time worked as an actor-comedian on Broadway. His first play ( "What's New, Pussycat?", 1965) was co-written with his future wife, Louise Allen, Lassie and quite successfully passed the test stage. The following year, Allen directed his first film entitled "What's Up, Tiger Lily?", Earning it 66 thousand. U.S.. After this almost every year, Allen produced a painting, and almost all of his offspring received favorable reviews from critics and viewers love. Most of his paintings Allen, one in three persons - he serves as a director, wrote the script and plays one of the roles. One of the logos of paintings by Allen was the fact that often the characters in his paintings of Woody apply directly to the camera.

City - the main character in most films by Woody Allen. The subjects of his paintings - day and dusk, rainy nights and hot summer of urban residents, their love, problems and neuroses. All this is mixed in an ironic, unique and intelligent design, which weaves and the audience from the first frame of any picture of the wizard.

. All my life struggling with a variety of complexes, . most of which he discussed, . pondered and lived in his paintings, . Allen managed to marry, . divorce and have so many novels, . how many times not able to turn the most sexual and attractive star male,
. Equally, . than his paintings and amorous adventures, . Allen is known for its devotion to the musical instrument called the clarinet and the constant need for personal psychoanalyst, . which never parted long, . despite the passing of the film in movie mockery of Freudian psychoanalysis in general and in particular.,

. Broke up with his first wife, Louise, Allen falls in love with actress Diane Keaton, who became for many years, his muse and that Allen shoots in each picture
. In 1977 his picture "Annie Hall" Woody Allen once received three Oscars - for Best Actor, which he himself had played, for best actress (Diane Keaton) and Best Screenplay. The protagonist of "Annie Hall" - a professional comedian Elvi Singer, who is in a deep depression from the fact that he threw a girlfriend Annie Hall. To its triumph Woody Allen is too philosophical and triple award commented as follows: "This year I - Star. But what I will next year - a black hole? "

When Allen's career abruptly went up the hill - and the director grew in popularity in direct proportion to his neuroses - it once and set a hard and unchanging ritual of their lives. Tennis, lessons on clarinet, shooting new pictures and periods of solitude, when he hid from all prying eyes in his home. However, in normal times Allen manifests itself as a director, pointedly separates itself from the Hollywood hangouts and rarely leaves his beloved Manhattan.

. In addition to his film class, Allen well in America, not only as a filmmaker, but as a writer
. With some regularity, he published in The New Yorker sarcastic and witty satires and even published several books. Some of his notes and stories translated into Russian - they can be found in the book "Nothing funny" (Moscow, NLO, 1999).

. Tragicomedy, by which the director Woody Allen's imagine the audience in most countries of the world, has long called "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask"
. Several stories, in which, with irony and compassion are considered manifestations of nontrivial sexual instincts, united by a common theme of the vicissitudes of fate and human desires. Allen borrowed the title of one of the most famous American textbooks on sexology.

After a long relationship with his favorite actress and woman Diane Keaton ended gap in 1980. Allen falls in love with another actress - Mia Farrow. However Mia Woody fathered two more children, in addition, Mia gave birth to him a son. With Mia Allen makes 11 paintings. Among them are charmingly confusing "Erotic comedy A Midsummer Night" - a picture of how at a party at the couple into a tight coil tangling the complex intellectual and sexual relationships of their close and distant friends. Scenes Allen movies are easily transferred to any soil and in any country where there is an easily identifiable section of the population called "creative intelligentsia". Tragicomedy "Hannah and Her Sisters" tells of the complex relationships in a large, loving, but eccentric Jewish family with a fervent passion and quite earthly problems. Another film Allen's "Husbands and Wives" - about how, at some point close friends begin to manage other people's destinies and consider themselves entitled to demand from other performance of their own wishes. Refined and elegant film about the right to privacy, which she must defend, even in relations with friends and their own spouses.

In the mid-90's Allen gives rise to the most scandalous headlines. He is accused of incest against his minor adopted daughter Soon-Yi (true, Mia adopted by a girl during his previous marriage to conductor Andre Prevenom). Allegations of sexual harassment have been satisfactorily refuted - that is true, did not prevent Allen to marry a former little daughter, divorced from Mia, who now will not let ex-husband on the threshold and does not want to hear his name.

In 1994. Allen film "Bullets Over Broadway", the main idea of which can be formulated as follows: in love and art, everything is permitted. This is one of the rare paintings director, in which he participated as an actor. "Bullets Over Broadway" - a brilliant and caustic satire on the manners of the theater elite, on the properties of backstage life and the hardships of a martyr who dared write a play and wish that it was staged.

In 1995. leaves the film "Mighty Aphrodite", the theme of which adoption and adultery are clearly close and well studied director personally.

. In the 96-m Woody Allen took an ironic musical "Everyone says I love you" - as usual, a little flighty and frivolous, but very touching and honest film about love
. Intonation pattern very different from the sad Eeyore, who is usually most closely resembles Allen. In the film, Allen began singing, even those actors who had no hearing and vote, or subjected to any doubt - but it turned out funny and cute. In addition, star of the movie shaking the public imagination: it was played Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Goldie Hawn, Drew Barrymore, Alan Alda, and, of course, Woody Allen himself.

. But next year, in the film "Reviewing Harry Allen again returned to the usual state of nervous doom and hopeless, though ironic pessimism
. Here, Allen played a writer, another bestseller which is based on real events in the life of the author-Goremyka and his closest friends. Now all his best friends went into the camp of the worst enemies, and to extricate himself from the situation without loss does not seem possible.

In 1998. Allen voiced the cartoon character, Antz, which was modeled with the director and very much like the prototype of intonation and state of mind. In the same year, now "celebrity" Allen, as usual, devoting the study of life in New York couple, diverse, and undergoing a difficult divorce.

In the movie 1999. "Sweet and nasty" Allen combined his two favorite elements - the music and nostalgia, where Sean Penn played a jazz guitarist 30-ies - always unshaven and forever little tipsy.

. Woody Allen speaks French, loves Venice and even helped organize a fund restoration of a Venetian Theater, which was destroyed by fire
. The philosopher Woody Allen wants to achieve immortality is not his work, but simply - always staying alive ". Allen observes: "I am not afraid of death. I'm just afraid of getting caught in her clutches.

. A famous French film director Louis Malle believes that "Woody Allen - one of those lucky ones who are doing exactly what they really want."

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. 1966 - What's Up, Tiger Lily? (What's Up, Tiger Lily)
. 1967 - Casino Royale "(Casino Royal)
. 1969 - Take the Money and Run (Take the Money and Run)
. 1971 - Bananas (Bananas)
. 1972 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask (Everything You Always Wanted to know about Sex ...)
. 1973 - fallen asleep (Sleeper)
. 1975 Love and Death (Love and Death)
. 1977 - Annie Hall (Annie Hall)
. 1979 - Manhattan (Manhattan)
. 1982 - Erotic comedy A Midsummer Night (A Midsummer Night TS Sex Comedy)
. 1983 - Zelig (Zelig)
. 1984 - Broadway Danny Rose (Broadway Danny Rose)
. 1985 - The Purple Rose of Cairo (The Purple Rose of Cairo)
. 1986 - Hannah and Her Sisters (Hannah and Her Sisters)
. 1987 - September (September)
. 1989 - New York Stories (New York Stories)
. 1992 - Husbands and wives (Husbands and Wives)
. 1992 - Shadows and Fog (Shadows and the Fog)
. 1993 - Manhattan Murder Mystery (Manhatten Murder Mystery)
. 1994 - Bullets Over Broadway (Bullets Over Broadway)
. 1995 - Mighty Aphrodite (Mighty Aphrodite)
. 1996 - Everyone says I love you (Everybody Says I love you)
. 1997 - Reviewing Harry (Deconstracting Harry)
. 1998 - Celebrity (Celebrity)
. 1999 - Sweet and nasty (Sweet and Lowdown)
. 2000 - Small fraudsters (Small Time Crooks)

. 1964 - In that same week (That Was the Week That Was) TV series
. 1965 - What's New, Pussycat? (What's New, Pussycat), Victor Skakapopulis
. 1966 What's Up, Tiger Lily? (What's Up, Tiger Lily), the narrator
. 1967 - Casino Royale "(Casino Royal), - Jimmy Bond (Dr. No)
. 1969 - Take the Money and Run (Take the Money and Run), Verdzhel Starkvel
. 1971 - Bananas (Bananas), Fielding Mellish
. 1972 - Everything you always wanted to know about sex but were afraid to ask ..
. (Everything You Always Wanted to know about Sex ...), Victor / Fabrizio / Jester / Sperm
. 1972 - Play it again, Sam (Play It Again, Sam), Alan
. 1973 - fallen asleep (Sleeper), Miles Monroe
. 1975 - Love and Death (Love and Death) - Boris Dimitrovich Grushenko
. 1977 - Annie Hall (Annie Hall), Elvi Singer
. 1979 - Manhattan (Manhattan), Isaac Davis
. 1982 - Erotic comedy A Midsummer Night (A Midsummer Nightts Sex Comedy)
. 1983 - Zelig (Zelig), Zelig
. 1984 - Broadway Danny Rose (Broadway Danny Rose), Danny Rose
. 1986 - Hannah and Her Sisters (Hannah and Her Sisters), Mickey
. 1987 - King Lear (King Lear), Mr. Alien
. 1989 - New York Stories (New York Stories), Sheldon Miles
. 1992 - Husbands and wives (Husbands and Wives), Gabe Roth
. 1992 - Shadows and Fog (Shadows and the Fog), Kleinman
. 1993 - Manhattan Murder Mystery (Manhatten Murder Mystery), Larry Lipton
. 1995 - Mighty Aphrodite (Mighty Aphrodite), Lennie
. 1996 - Everyone says I love you (Everybody Says I love you), Joe
. 1997 - Reviewing Harry (Deconstracting Harry), Harry Block
. 1998 - Antz (Antz), voice
. 1999 - Sweet and nasty (Sweet and Lowdown)
. 2000 - Small fraudsters (Small Time Crooks)

. 1965 - What's New, Pussycat? (What's New, Pussycat)
. 1966 What's Up, Tiger Lily? (What's Up, Tiger Lily)
. 1967 - Casino Royale "(Casino Royal)
. 1969 - Take the Money and Run (Take the Money and Run)
. 1971 - Bananas (Bananas)
. 1972 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask (Everything You Always Wanted to know about Sex ...)
. 1972 - Play it again, Sam (Play It Again, Sam)
. 1973 - fallen asleep (Sleeper), Miles Monroe
. 1975 - Love and Death (Love and Death)
. 1977 - Annie Hall (Annie Hall)
. 1979 - Manhattan (Manhattan)
. 1982 - Erotic comedy A Midsummer Night (A Midsummer Nightts Sex Comedy)
. 1983 - Zelig (Zelig)
. 1984 - Broadway Danny Rose (Broadway Danny Rose)
. 1985 - The Purple Rose of Cairo (The Purple Rose of Cairo)
. 1986 - Hannah and Her Sisters (Hannah and Her Sisters)
. 1987 - September "(September)
. 1989 - New York Stories (New York Stories)
. 1992 - Husbands and wives (Husbands and Wives)
. 1992 - Shadows and Fog (Shadows and the Fog)
. 1993 - The mysterious murder in Manhattan (Manhatten Murder Mystery)
. 1994 - Bullets Over Broadway (Bullets Over Broadway)
. 1995 - Mighty Aphrodite (Mighty Aphrodite)
. 1996 - Everyone says I love you (Everybody Says I love you)
. 1997 - Reviewing Harry (Deconstracting Harry)
. 1998 - Antz (Antz)
. 1999 - Sweet and nasty (Sweet and Lowdown)
. 2000 - Small fraudsters (Small Time Crooks)

. 1966 - What's Up, Tiger Lily? (What's Up, Tiger Lily)

. 1973 - fallen asleep (Sleeper)