Reviews of Woody Allen: A Documentary 2011
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Great documentary on Woody Allen. Made remember that I have loved many of the films I have seen made of him. Makes me realise that there are a lot of movies left to see...
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Thorough and insightful; a goldmine of material edited together extremely well. Allen's voice is in counterpoint with his many collaborators, not overpowering; his sister/producer's voice is particularly valuable. It's touching to see his process - his notes, his typewriter, his letters to cast members. I certainly understand this one-off's prolific oeuvre better now.
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I've been a lifelong Woody Allen fan, ever since my uncle Jim showed me "Sleeper" and "Bananas" back to back when I was ten.
This documentary has enough talking head stuff to keep the casual fan interested but there's a plethora of footage for the devotees too.
Maybe a little more pushing could have been done on the breakdown of his relationship with Mia Farrow or at least he might have offered more. This isn't Woody's style though. Shadows and…
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Woody's involvement makes this (appropriately) long documentary a real treasure.
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I'm not a huge Woody Allen fan but I really enjoyed this documentary, which was basically a retrospective of his career. Once you've finished watching it you'll want to go back and look at all his work.
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Extremely detailed, hit upon almost every one of his films (with the exception of Radio Days, Another Woman, Celebrity and everything between 2000 and 2004), but I felt it may have pulled some punches when it came to his fallout with Mia and that whole thing (which, c'mon, after 2 hours I think I'm entitled to some juicy gossip). Solid talking heads, it had all the faces you'd want to see and then some. If I didn't have a life outside of films I'd have watched all 195 minutes in one sitting.
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Gave an interesting insight into the director, but was a bit drawn-out.
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Now all I want to do is watch Woody Allen films.
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For those with either an interest in Woody Allen or for anyone who pursues a creative life, this well-made documentary is both an inspiration and a pleasure. No great feats of filmmaking here, just a lovely celebration of a great filmmaker.
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Thorough.
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Mostly puffery, only accidentally interesting really. But how about that devastating bit where his sister rhymes off the names of some recently departed friends and he nearly collapses with melancholy?