Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012)

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert B. Weide

Writer:

Robert B. Weide

Stars:

Woody Allen, Letty Aronson, Marshall Brickman

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Woody Allen	...	Himself
Letty Aronson	...	Herself - Sister of Woody Allen
Marshall Brickman	...	Himself
Josh Brolin	...	Himself
Dick Cavett	...	Himself
Penélope Cruz	...	Herself
John Cusack	...	Himself
Larry David	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
F.X. Feeney	...	Himself
Robert Greenhut	...	Himself
Mariel Hemingway	...	Herself
Charles H. Joffe	...	Himself (archive footage)
Scarlett Johansson	...	Herself
Julie Kavner	...	Herself
Diane Keaton	...	Herself

Storyline

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. Woody Allen: A Documentary chronicles Allen's career - from teen writer to Sid Caeser's TV scribe, from standup comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen's writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

Woody

Company Credits

Production Co:

Whyaduck Productions, Rat Entertainment, Mike's Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min 195 min (DVD)

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Special Collector's Edition: Underground (2013)

User Reviews

Interesting but overlong documentary

Given that Woody Allen has spent much of his life in the public spotlight,and has had numerous books published about him there is not likely to be much new revealed in a documentary such as this.Indeed i very much got the view that either the film was made by a company controlled by Allen or made in such a way as to show a fairly complementary view of him.True his affair with his second wife is mentioned but not a great deal else.I think that his gradual decline from the heights and the 70s and 80s is not emphasised enough.Every film that he made used to be an event.Nowdays we have no idea whether or not a new film of his is even going to be distributed to the cinemas in the UK.I believe that the words that Allen put in his fans mouths in Stardust Memories about his early funny films are just as true today.He probably has only made a couple of worthwhile films since the beginning of this decade.Although a bit long it was fairly entertaining.